Sometimes we need a reminder that, despite having a strong public broadcaster, media ownership is as concentrated in Canada as it is south of the border. Recently, a brave Reddit user took the time to compile this very long list of everything that falls under the Rogers, Bell, and Shaw umbrellas. It just goes on and on and on…
The Canadian Media Guild has also created chart of private media ownership in Canada. It’s not quite as detailed, but it shows the ownership concentration quite visually: http://www.cmg.ca/Mediaownershipchart-2010.pdf .
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The Canadian Media Guild has also created chart of private media ownership in Canada. It’s not quite as detailed, but it shows the ownership concentration quite visually: http://www.cmg.ca/Mediaownershipchart-2010.pdf .