Radio / Television News

CTV’s Fecan not worried about a growing Hulu, despite its global ambitions

GATINEAU – While CRTC commissioners, Canadian politicians and the usual industry suspects try to figure out how best to alter the regulation of the Canadian TV business, the electronic media world around us continues on its merry path of explosive growth. Lost a little on this side of the border, amid the swirl of chatter on issues like fee for carriage, the viability of local content, whether or not conventional broadcasters can survive a battered economy, and if television stations can really sell for a buck, was the announcement that Disney is spending US$100 million to take a 27% ownership...