In the already very consolidated Canadian media market, the Canadian Telecomm authority (CRTC) approved on Aug. 3 the renewal of 7-year broadcast licenses for CTV, which is part of the same company that owns the Globe and Mail newspaper, and Global. The CRTC also gave it blessing to CTV’s intention to combine its news operations with CanWest, which owns a small network of TV stations, the Southam newspaper chain and half of The National Post, one of Canada’s largest newspapers. This deal is roughly equivalent to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. combining news operations with ABC, and means the potentially major loss of journalistic diversity in Canada. To help keep track, the CBC provides this summary of Canadian media ownership.
Media Consolidation in Canada
In the already very consolidated Canadian media market, the Canadian Telecomm authority (CRTC) approved on Aug. 3 the renewal of 7-year broadcast licenses for CTV, which is part of the same company that owns the Globe and Mail newspaper, and Global. The CRTC also gave it blessing to CTV’s intention to combine its news operations with CanWest, which owns a small network of TV stations, the Southam newspaper chain and half of The National Post, one of Canada’s largest newspapers. This deal is roughly equivalent to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. combining news operations with ABC, and means the potentially major loss of journalistic diversity in Canada. To help keep track, the CBC provides this summary of Canadian media ownership.
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