twinstick
Canadian broadcasting jargon for a duopoly — when a single company owns and operates two television stations in the same market.
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Canadian broadcasting jargon for a duopoly — when a single company owns and operates two television stations in the same market. The term comes from the idea of two transmission sticks (antennas) controlled by one hand. It's insider language used by media analysts, regulators, and broadcasting professionals rather than everyday viewers, but it pops up regularly in industry coverage whenever media consolidation becomes a talking point.
The regulator approved the twinstick arrangement, giving the media group control over both stations in the same city.
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(Canada, broadcasting) A duopoly.
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