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CRTC launches third phase of Let’s Talk TV

OTTAWA–GATINEAU - The CRTC launched the third phase of Let’s Talk TV: A Conversation with Canadians Thursday, a formal review of the television system that draws on the issues and priorities identified in Phases 1 and 2 of the initiative.  Phase 3 will also include a public hearing that will begin on September 8, 2014.The Commission said that it intends to explore “a number of changes to the television system to meet the current and future needs of Canadians as citizens, creators and consumers”.  Those changes will include choice and flexibility in programming, ways to encourage the creation of compelling and diverse Canadian content,...