Corus’s Global stations eligible for ILNF after CRTC review

By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC is expanding eligibility for the independent news fund by including Corus’s 15 Global stations into the fold. Because Corus is a large media company vis-à-vis other eligible services – and would likely receive the majority of the funding – the CRTC said it is also instituting a funding cap of 45 per cent to any one entity to ensure the other recipients of the Independent Local News Fund (ILNF) are not adversely affected by its inclusion. “The Commission notes that Corus plays an important role in producing and broadcasting locally reflective and locally relevant news...