Yeesh.
Whats so hard to understand here?
Simply put...if no Canadian station picks up the rights to a show/sporting event then of course you can view it on the American feed. If they dont, you cant. It has ALWAYS been this way. American channels are only a supplement to canadian stations, not a replacement.
CTV paid for the rights to air the Super Bowl in CANADA...not on "their" station.
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As per CRTC regulations, they do have to air a minimum amount of Canadian content.
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Quite aware of that thank you...but read what you wrote. They (CTV/GLOBAL) are forced to carry can-con, it is not part of their true mandate unless said programming is good enough to make them money. Its the very reason that CBC still gets a billion dollars a year in funding...because they dont really have to make money to stay afloat broadcasting the nonsense they so often do.
I get why you guys are pissed about this, but i certainly understand why CTV is protecting their investments as well.