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Bell Media's Layoffs and Loss of Local News
Bell Media, the owner of CTV, laid off about 1,300 people last month. They're also looking to pull back on their commitments to local news. Are they facing the same kinds of issues as newspapers with declining ad revenues? Or is there something else at play there? The CRTC will face a very interesting question about do broadcasters have any sort of public responsibility or public duty to the communities that they've served?