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CTV corrects Shaw’s “fallacies”


OTTAWA – CTVglobemedia has penned its own letter to the Prime Minister asking that Stephen Harper not follow the advice of Shaw Communications CEO Jim Shaw and instead let the CRTC hearing into BDU and specialty policy play out. Last week, as first reported by Cartt.ca, Shaw sent a five-page letter to Prime Minister Harper, expressing alarm over Shaw’s perception of the direction of the hearing that will conclude this week in Gatineau which is examining the re-setting of policies governing broadcast distribution undertakings and specialty services.“After reviewing Mr. Shaw’s unprecedented letter, we felt compelled to correct several fallacies and...