One year later, Broadcasting Participation Fund is a go

OTTAWA – More than a year after announcing its launch, the CRTC has activated the Broadcasting Participation Fund. The Commission made the announcement via Twitter Friday. The independent fund, which originated with $3 million in benefits proposed by BCE when it purchased CTVglobemedia in 2011, is designed to aid public interest groups and consumer groups offset their costs of participating in broadcast hearings before the Commission. The CRTC approved the proposal to establish the BPF on March 26, 2012. The fund’s new website attributed the year-long delay to the time needed to finalize the fund’s documents of incorporation and stakeholder...