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Originally Posted by Erti
I don't know much about Canada but from what I heard from a friend who lives in the UK that news television is ran by the government such as BBC.
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No, only the BBC is run by the government -- technically it's a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation. It receives tax money through the TV licensing system, and therefore it has an obligation to be neutral and present programming that represents the entire UK population -- and not to run advertisements or allow sponsored programming.
There are other news agencies that make their money through advertising - Channel 4, ITV and Sky are the big ones.
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