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Originally Posted by 4X4
Screw that. Not only do I not want CTV and Global sheltered by the government, I want to see CBC go the way of the dodo. I know full f'ing well what country I was born in and I don't need the government (or government agencies) ramming canadian content down my throat. It's 2009. TV has been around for 80 years. If these companies can't figure out how to survive in the real world, let them die.
What's next? The Globe and Mail or National Post requesting that the government force 7/11 to sell their papers? Give me content I wanna see and I'll buy your channel. Exact reason why I don't pay for MTV but I do pay for Discovery Civilization.
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Hmm...I am torn on this. In Calgary it doesn't make much sense, but I grew up in Brandon, Manitoba, and as of the end of August, they are losing their only local TV station.
For some of you that dont know, Brandon is 200 kms west of Wpg, and has a service area of almost 100K people in the SW region of the province. The local CBC station carried local news from the entire region TO the entire region. The city is in a little shock as the dont know how they are going to get local news/advertising out to the public. It is a pretty big hit to the community, and surrounding area.
So I dont think this problem propagates well to Calgary, but in places like Brandon, this really hits home.
....All of this with the Nation coming to town in just 1 short year (Memorial Cup)