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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
It is mainly an indictment of broadcast news today. But it’s worth considering why the CBC News ratings have fallen faster and steeper than CTV News.
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CTV also recently cut all of its regional noon news coverage with the exception of Toronto.
Broadcast news is becoming less viable every passing year, but a network with pockets as deep as Bell Media's will typically have greater viewership as it's a lead-in to desirable primetime content, most of which is not original programming. Networks like CTV and Global simply have a broader appeal, and while that's a simplified explanation it's a big reason CBC's news programming does not produce the same numbers.
The general 5 o'clock news doesn't vary much from network to network, so it typically boils down to personal preference that could be based in a myriad of reasons.
As for comparisons to the BBC I was mostly pointing out that it's an offshoot of the original Crown Corporation and takes most of its cues from that established structure. Admittedly, I never watch BBC news so I can't comment on contrast.
It's probably changed somewhat in the last number of years as networks try and stay relevant under the weight of 24 hour news cycles, but when I was actively monitoring the breadth of network sources in Canada and the US the bias was negligible despite commonly held beliefs. CBC doesn't skew any further than any other network outside of the obvious outliers such as CNN, Fox, Rebel, etc.
As mentioned media literacy definitely muddies the waters, but that's the problem of the consumer.