Government aid to small TV stations must include CBC, says ACTRA, CMG

TORONTO – ACTRA said that it is “concerned” by media reports that the government may offer financial support to local television programming, but not to the “struggling” CBC. The Canadian Press and the Globe and Mail have reported that the federal government is considering a $150-million fund to help keep community TV in business, after national networks CTV and Global indicated recently that they were willing to walk away from money-losing TV stations in small markets rather than absorb further losses.CTV has announced plans to close a station in Brandon and two outlets in Windsor and Wingham, ON, while Canwest Global...