Rogers seeks to revive multicultural OMNI newscasts in CRTC proposal

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A year after enduring backlash from the public and Parliament for cancelling daily foreign-language newscasts, Rogers Media is proposing a way to revive them – if the federal broadcast regulator will grant a form of mandatory carriage to help its multicultural OMNI television stations generate more money.

The plan, outlined in an application to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), puts the ball in the regulator’s court to help shape OMNI’s future.

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JAMES BRADSHAW – Globe and Mail – June14, 2016.

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