"The CBC cannot be insulated from all market realities," said Kory Teneycke, chief spokesman for Prime Minister Stephen Harper. "Nobody likes to see this, but broadcasters have to adapt to lower ad revenues. No one broadcaster is immune from that."ht: National Newswatch
Flashback: CBC Wants Bailout!
Besides, you know, in the Free World, it doesn't make sense to have state broadcasters.
Also besides, we're now in deficit...
Further besides, the CBC sucks.
Hardly anyone watches it.
Leave it up to the marketplace and the consumers to decide which Big Media outlets, if any, get to survive, or whether they'll be replaced by New Media outlets...