News Channels: CRTC

CRTC: All news channels will have to be offered as part of any news channel bundle they provide , as well as on an a-la-carte basis, the CRTC said, according to Huffington Post. Many consumers complained that they did not want to pay for a news channel they don't intend to watch. That will not happen under the CRTC's new rules and Canadas telecom regulator handed Sun News Network a partial victory on Thursday, announcing new rules for cable and satellite providers that will require them to offer the struggling news network to all subscribers. The decision does not amount to whats known as mandatory carriage cable and satellite providers wont have to offer it as part of their basic cable service, as Sun News had requested in an application to the CRTC that was rejected earlier this year . (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.