Sun News Network was denied a controversial application before the CRTC for mandatory carriage on Thursday. The application would have forced the news channel on to every cable package in Canada, and ensured its survival.
Instead, the CRTC “approved two new services for mandatory distribution on the basic service of all distributors in the country, and one service for mandatory distribution on the basic service of satellite companies in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.”
The future of Sun News Network is not clear. In the past, they’ve called this decision a “do or die” moment and that a denial of their application would be a “death sentence.”
But, in fact, the CRTC announcement on Thursday is not all bad news for Sun News Network.
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CRTC proposes a new approach to national news services
OTTAWA-GATINEAU, August 8, 2013 — Today, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) invited Canadians to participate in a review of its policy on the licensing of Canadian national news television services. It also invited comments on the distribution conditions for these services and for foreign news services.
Those who wish to participate in the CRTC’s proceeding are invited to submit their comments by September 9, 2013. Comments may be submitted by completing the online form, by writing to the Secretary General, CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N2, or by fax at 819-994-0218.
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