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Originally Posted by transplant99
Since CTV purchased the rights to show the Super Bowl in Canada....i have no problem with them doing this.
Its how they make their money. Why shoudlnt they have right to sell their ads during the game?
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I just wanted to reply with a pretty straight forward statement:
What is the point of the existence of private Canadian broadcasters if all they provide is American programming, which is aired in simulcast with US networks, providing virtually no additional TV choice to Canadians, and making no mark on Canadian culture? Seriously?
What's the point? News? Occasional low-budget ripoffs of US shows like
Deal or No Deal or
Entertainment Tonight? Or even worse...
CANADIAN ADS??
If you're going to tell me that Canadian private broadcasters exist solely to ensure that we watch Canadian ads instead of the US ones we'd be watching otherwise, that's one sad, sad statement.
For news, I'm fine with the CBC and the internet. For crappy US-ripoff shows that pale in comparison to the originals, I'm fine with those never surfacing ever again.
And another big point about private Canadian networks is that they will only carry US programs that
air on Fox, NBC, CBS or ABC... they rarely ever broadcast shows from other US networks that we can't receive in Canada, because then they wouldn't be able to simsub and virtually have ownership of two channels (theirs and the US network) for 30 min/60 mins. When's the last time you saw a WB or USA Network show on Global or CTV? Barely ever.
And why don't we get Australian or British programming? Are we just going to admit defeat and finally admit that we're just the 51st state? (I mean my God, Global and CTV are airing exclusive coverage of BARACK OBAMA'S INAUGURATION on January 20! They wouldn't even do that for a
CANADIAN PRESIDENT... oh I mean Prime Minister, I forgot).
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P.S. - I can't believe CTV had the balls to complain about Star Choice when it came to the 2008 Super Bowl. Star Choice uses VCO technology to ensure that the LOCAL CTV or Global station is the one simsubbed in any given area.... which is no different than the cable companies... so CTV should be thankful for this!!! But oh no, the crybabies go ape-shyte when Star Choice won't simsub the Super Bowl (in HD) for everyone in the country!
They're not required to do so!! There are no freaking CTVHD transmitters outside of Toronto or Vancouver!! Can you believe CTV actually suggested that Star Choice divvy up the country into two sections, each of which would have simsubs enforced by either the west (Vancouver) or east (Toronto) CTVHD feed??!! What a freaking joke! I hope Ivan Feces chokes on a potato (and lives, but has a sore throat for like 5 days.. the ######bag).