[Brenden]

OPEN HOUSE AT CTV SWO
For over 50 years, CTV Southwestern Ontario has been bringing you local news, entertaining you and reflecting all the great things that make our community such a great place to live.

But we need your help to continue to provide these services.

Cable and Direct to Home satellite companies have infringed on our programming rights to the point where we can no longer generate enough advertising revenue to survive.

We are not asking for a "bail-out". Our business model is broken and we are asking the people who have created this problem and the government to help us find a new way to generate the revenue we need in order to continue to serve you.

You can help by attending an Open House here at CTV on Saturday, May 23 from 10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m.

Please come out to meet your local news team, show your support and help save your local TV station.

You can also write to your local member of Parliament and/or Prime Minister Stephen Harper and ask that they address this situation.

Additional information can be found at: www.savelocal.ctv.ca

Thank you,
Dennis Watson
Vice President & General Manager of CTV Southwestern Ontario

[Brenden]

From Savelocal.ctv.ca

Help Save Local TV

For more than 50 years, CTV and ‘A’ have been proud to serve your community. We are leaders not only in the quality of our local news and programming, but also in our commitment to the community.


The Bottom Line

The future of local television broadcasting, including your station, is at stake. Local news is the foundation of the Canadian broadcasting system. If we cut local roots, we lose something invaluable as a nation. At CTV and ‘A’, we want to see local television continue to strengthen our communities.

The Problem

Current regulations in Canada allow cable and satellite companies to take CTV and ‘A’ programming without compensation. These companies then charge you, the consumer, for the programming they take for free. Most TV subscribers in Canada hold the false belief that part of their basic monthly bills goes to their local TV stations. This isn't true. Television service providers, including cable and satellite companies, are reaping huge profits at the direct expense of local Canadian TV stations that are going out of business. As a consumer, you are at risk of losing local programming options on the dial.

The Solution

Local TV stations, like CTV and ‘A’, should receive compensation from cable and satellite companies that carry our local programming. To protect consumers, we are calling for a review of how cable and satellite companies bundle and bill consumers for the TV channels you choose. We support consumer choice.

Get Informed and Take Action

Keep local TV news and programming available in your community. Take action online right now. Sign the petition. Write to the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Heritage, or contact your local MP and let them know you value local TV. Let your voice be heard before local television is silenced forever.

[Duke-Of-Waterloo]

From Savelocal.ctv.ca

Help Save Local TV

For more than 50 years, CTV and ‘A’ have been proud to serve your community. We are leaders not only in the quality of our local news and programming, but also in our commitment to the community.



I saw this last night on CTV Toronto's website. I think it's ironic that CTV is making this plea since Bell owns a large stake in CTVglobemedia (which also has a plethora of TV stations such as TSN and MuchMusic). Stop whining CTV... just go ask Bell which is a major television provider of your 20+ stations for some more money! :rolleyes:

[razzie13]

As much as I respect everyone working at the station, it has become painful for me to watch the news at six. Weekends you get fragmented weather coverage (getting it all in one shot wasn't so bad - worked for years just fine), and the news on weeknights is a shadow of what it used to be. I know news costs lots of money to produce, but right now it just looks like they're trying to fulfill a license obligation rather than produce something they are truly proud of. Just my two cents