Gawd I hate the CRTC. I hates 'em!
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But the CRTC wants to force large private ownership groups such as CTVglobemedia Inc., Canwest Television Limited Partnership and Rogers Communications Inc., to spend 30% of their gross revenues on Canadian programming and 5% on “national interest” programs such as drama and comedy series and documentaries.
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Also a big FU to the cable providers for this:
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Cable and satellite operators are not forced to pass along any costs to consumers, but Rogers, Bell and Shaw have already said they will.
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aaaaaand a bigger FU to local broadcasters for this:
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If the distributors refuse to negotiate or can’t agree on a price, Canadians could see some of their favourite U.S. programs blackout from originating U.S. stations despite having those channels in their cable or satellite packages.
Since broadcasters, such as Citytv, CTV and Global own the rights to U.S. shows in Canada, they can prevent foreign stations from broadcasting those same programs across the border.
Canadians watching TV shows through video-on-demand services will also see more advertisements. The regulator said the move would help conventional broadcasters.
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Everybody gets what they want except the consumer. Bravo.