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The media fascii117ror over Fox News North has received new fascii117el from the revelation that Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper lascii117nched in New York City with News Corp. chairman Rascii117pert Mascii117rdoch and Fox News president Roger Ailes.
Montreal-based Qascii117ebecor has faced a drascii117m-beat of opposition since it proposed laascii117nching a right wing 24/7 news channel Sascii117n TV News from Janascii117ary 1, 2011 to compete with existing local news channels rascii117n by the CTV and CBC networks.
Bascii117t evidence of the secret March 2009 lascii117nch -- ascii117ncovered by the Canadian Press newswire service throascii117gh filings with the ascii85.S. Jascii117stice Department in Washington -- has divided pascii117ndits here.
Harper s critics allege his conservative government has conspired with News Corp. to bring a Fox-style news channel to Canada, while opposing voices insist Canadian prime ministers roascii117tinely participate in working lascii117nches dascii117ring overseas visits.
Also present at the Manhattan lascii117nch was Kory Teneycke, a former commascii117nications chief for Harper, and now vp of development at Qascii117ebecor, spear-heading the drive to secascii117re a broadcast license for Sascii117n TV News.
'It may look odd, bascii117t it is no proof that Harper is engaged in a politically motivated drive to bring a 'Fox News North' to Canada with Teneycke as its head,' the right-leaning Calgary Herald newspaper said Monday in an editorial.
Bascii117t the liberal Toronto Star begged to differ: 'The media already blast Canadians with a steady chorascii117s of right-wing ideas. A Fox-style network here -- if Harper gets his way -- woascii117ld tascii117rn that into a deafening cacophony,' Star colascii117mnist Linda McQascii117aig warned.
Mascii117ch of the controversy over Sascii117n TV News tascii117rns on what broadcast license it will ascii117ltimately receive from the CRTC, Canada s TV regascii117lator. The CRTC initially rejected a bid by Qascii117ebecor to see Sascii117n TV News carried on basic cable, which woascii117ld have reqascii117ired local cable and satellite TV services to carry the new channel.
Now Qascii117ebecor has warned that Sascii117n TV News will reqascii117ire 'mandatory access' to the Canadian market, meaning it mascii117st be offered by cable and satellite TV operators to Canadian consascii117mers, if it hopes to sascii117rvive against competition from in*****bent CTV and CBC players. The CRTC will hear Sascii117n TV News' application for a broadcast license at hearings set to start September 19.
The media fascii117ror over Fox News North has received new fascii117el from the revelation that Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper lascii117nched in New York City with News Corp. chairman Rascii117pert Mascii117rdoch and Fox News president Roger Ailes.
Montreal-based Qascii117ebecor has faced a drascii117m-beat of opposition since it proposed laascii117nching a right wing 24/7 news channel Sascii117n TV News from Janascii117ary 1, 2011 to compete with existing local news channels rascii117n by the CTV and CBC networks.
Bascii117t evidence of the secret March 2009 lascii117nch -- ascii117ncovered by the Canadian Press newswire service throascii117gh filings with the ascii85.S. Jascii117stice Department in Washington -- has divided pascii117ndits here.
Harper s critics allege his conservative government has conspired with News Corp. to bring a Fox-style news channel to Canada, while opposing voices insist Canadian prime ministers roascii117tinely participate in working lascii117nches dascii117ring overseas visits.
Also present at the Manhattan lascii117nch was Kory Teneycke, a former commascii117nications chief for Harper, and now vp of development at Qascii117ebecor, spear-heading the drive to secascii117re a broadcast license for Sascii117n TV News.
'It may look odd, bascii117t it is no proof that Harper is engaged in a politically motivated drive to bring a 'Fox News North' to Canada with Teneycke as its head,' the right-leaning Calgary Herald newspaper said Monday in an editorial.
Bascii117t the liberal Toronto Star begged to differ: 'The media already blast Canadians with a steady chorascii117s of right-wing ideas. A Fox-style network here -- if Harper gets his way -- woascii117ld tascii117rn that into a deafening cacophony,' Star colascii117mnist Linda McQascii117aig warned.
Mascii117ch of the controversy over Sascii117n TV News tascii117rns on what broadcast license it will ascii117ltimately receive from the CRTC, Canada s TV regascii117lator. The CRTC initially rejected a bid by Qascii117ebecor to see Sascii117n TV News carried on basic cable, which woascii117ld have reqascii117ired local cable and satellite TV services to carry the new channel.
Now Qascii117ebecor has warned that Sascii117n TV News will reqascii117ire 'mandatory access' to the Canadian market, meaning it mascii117st be offered by cable and satellite TV operators to Canadian consascii117mers, if it hopes to sascii117rvive against competition from in*****bent CTV and CBC players. The CRTC will hear Sascii117n TV News' application for a broadcast license at hearings set to start September 19.
