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CTS 2015: Local TV isn’t dying – and we have to stop VPN-enabled theft, says Bell’s Turcke

TORONTO – In a bit of a departure from the messages we’ve heard from Bell Media in recent years and months, its new president said Wednesday that she is confident in the future of local TV stations and local content.While Bell Media went into the CRTC’s Let’s Talk TV process last year saying drastic action is needed to save local TV, its new president, Mary Ann Turcke had a more positive message. In a luncheon speech to the Canadian Telecom Summit (on day 56 into her job) she said local content “is fun, it’s relevant, it’s meaningful and we believe...