CTF REPORT: Program funding to be tied to ratings and other major changes

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – There will be a new way of doing things when it comes to funding home-grown television, if the recommendations from the Task Force Report on The Canadian Television Fund are followed. Upon first read, the recommendations released today by task force chair Michel Arpin, vice-chair, broadcasting at the CRTC, largely address the complaints made by the primary funding organizations – Canadian cable and satellite companies – which were led by Shaw Communications and Quebecor Media.While most of the BDUs have serious reservations about how the CTF has worked and is working, Shaw and Quebecor took action this past...