The CRTC rules against Sun News' application for mandatory distribution

Sun News announced this morning that the CRTC has ruled against its application for mandatory distribution.  Sun's email announcement tried to put an happy face on things with this:

... The CRTC clearly heard the call of more than 50,000 great Canadians like yourself who spoke up in support of Canadian TV. In their ruling, the CRTC accepted the main arguments put forward by Sun News and has launched a swift process address them. ...

The fight for Sun News isn't over yet. 

Given the list of who had and now has mandatory distribution, Sun News doesn't fit at all (so why'd they apply for it?)  Maybe a re-jigging of the system as CRTC promises will produce a better solution for Sun.

Meanwhile the reaction of Toronto Star readers (99.9% of whom never watch Sun) is, predictably, glee, gloating and insults to Sun TV.

More from Sun News.

CRTC grants CBC mandatory carriage

Earlier today the CRTC ... granted CBC News Network ... the mandatory distribution orders they requested as part of their renewed licence application. 

"We view this latest ruling as good news," said Kory Teneycke, Vice President of Sun News. "The CRTC has shown that Canadian content matters and that channels like CBC News Network and Sun News Network are of exceptional importance as outlined in the Broadcasting Act."

The Case for Sun News

Pierre Karl Péladeau responds to Andrew Coyne's junk column trashing Sun News and it's application for an expanded license.

Unlike Coyne's dopey rant Peladeau's response is calm, factual and business-like. 
It's difficult to see how the CRTC could possibly justify rejecting Sun's reasonable quest for fair treatment. But we'll see. If it is rejected, again, I predict there'll be Hell to pay.