“Not only should the news be produced in Canada, but Rogers Media should produce it.”The groups say by outsourcing its Chinese-language programming to a competitor, Rogers has reduced the diversity of voices for ethnic communities. The broadcasts being restored include four daily 30-minute newscasts in Italian, Mandarin, Cantonese and Punjabi on the new OMNI Regional channel. to Fairchild TV means eliminating the opportunity for differing views and possibly reducing access to local news by our communities.”At issue is the definition of what “produced” means. Under the terms and conditions of licence, OMNI agreed to “produce and broadcast daily national 30-minute newscasts” in four languages. Rogers says it will retain “full editorial control” over the Fairchild newscasts.

Source: thestar August 31, 2017 20:03 UTC