There are challenges in local TV, but CRTC tells Heritage there remains plenty of money in the system

By Perry Hoffman

MP fumes his local anchors are now in TorontoOTTAWA – The ongoing local television struggles were the topic of the day at the Heritage Committee this week as it kicked off its study on the media and local communities (just three short weeks after the CRTC did the exact same thing).Officials from the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Competition Bureau and the CRTC were at the inaugural meeting to provide MPs with background on the challenges facing the industry.The nearly two-hour long session was mainly about giving and receiving information on the struggles of local TV, including news. Department officials...