Broadcasting - Staff Letter addressed to the CRTC-OLMC Discussion Group
Ottawa, 24 July 2024
BY EMAIL
To: *CRTC-OLMCDiscussionGroupExternal@crtc.gc.ca
RE: Broadcasting Notice of Consultation 2024-164
Dear Members of the CRTC-OLMC Discussion Group,
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (Commission) staff wishes to inform you that the Commission has issued a Notice of Consultation about the Independent Local News Fund (ILNF). The goal of this consultation is to address the proposed increase to the funding of the ILNF along with an application filed by Corus Entertainment Inc. to receive funding from the ILNF for its Global television stations.
Staff notes that in the Notice of Consultation, the Commission also considers it appropriate to explore whether the ILNF could be revised to ensure additional support for certain elements of news, such as French-language news and information or news produced by independent television stations operating in underserved communities.
As members of the CRTC-OLMC Discussion Group, we invite you to take note of this Notice of Consultation and comment. Your views, among others, will assist the Commission. Comments may be submitted until 6 September 2024. Follow the link to submit an intervention.
A copy of this letter will be added to the public record of the proceeding.
Should you need further information regarding the above, please do not hesitate to contact me by telephone at (819) 994-5326 or by email.
Yours sincerely,
Jean-Pierre Lefebvre
Manager, English-language Television
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