Bell Media ends some Local CTV newscasts

Brockville – In the wake of the restructuring at Bell Media, they have ended some local CTV newscasts in addition to the layoffs and selling of radio stations announced earlier today.

Bell Media is ending multiple television newscasts and making other programming cuts after its parent company announced widespread layoffs and the sale of 45 of its 103 regional radio stations on Thursday.

In an internal memo to Bell Media employees today, signed by Dave Daigle, vice-president of local TV, radio and Bell Media Studios, and Richard Gray, vice-president of news at Bell Media, said weekday noon newscasts at all CTV stations except Toronto would end. It is also scrapping its 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts on weekends at all CTV and CTV2 stations except Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa.

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