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Originally Posted by SportsJunky
Oops, I thanked this post of Ken's because I agree that if I am paying to watch U.S. content then let me see ALL of it damnit. Problem was I didn't see how you are in support of Canadian Content regulations for radio. Cancon is facism!  |
Let me clarify that a bit.
I'm not sure if I am in favour of the Cancon rules regarding radio. Still on the fence on that one. But the one thing I cannot deny is that looking at my CD and cassette collections I can tell you that I am probably well over 30% in the "cancon" of my own music that I purchased.
So with radio, the "facism" (and I know you used that tongue in cheek) did what it intended, by exposing me to more Canadian music I ended up buying more Canadian music, supporting Canadian artists, and set things in motion for there to be a real Canadian music scene.
The point of signal substitution is to allow Canadian TV stations and networks to generate revenue to create Canadian TV shows, which would further Canadian acting, writing, producing- everything. But instead all we are doing is enabling Canadian networks to just feed us American programming- which in turn takes us a lot further away from the intention of the law by making us watch more American programming.
I also find American commercials entertaining. Look in the various "commercials you can't stand" threads in the OT section. How many of the commercials in there are American? And don't say that we don't see American comercials; there are plenty of US channels and shows that I know I watch that don't get substituted.
So my points:
- I want to see the American ads; especially during the Superbowl because I like them.
- I pay more on my satellite bill to be able to obtain US networks.
- The signal substitution IMHO is having a negative effect on Canadian Culture; opposite of what was intended.
I will even go so far to say that I would be willing to pay money to never have substitutions. That way the Canadian networks can take that money to "create their own shows."