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The Year Ahead

AS DOC BEGINS ITS 41ST YEAR, our sector is in the midst of several seismic shifts: massive cuts at TVA, CBC/SRC and Bell, restructuring at the NFB, a slowdown at American streamers, not to mention the ongoing overhaul of the broadcasting sector. All under the shadow of a federal election in fall 2025.

The looming election seems to be acting as a quickening agent on the molasses-like

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