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Originally Posted by pylon
Correct me if I am wrong, aren't these clown the champions of the "screw CBC and their public funding" cause?
Because if my memory serves me correct, I am pretty sure they are.
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Yes, though there is a technical difference here.
Every single taxpayer has to fund the CBC whether they want to or not.
Sun TV is asking that every cable subscriber pay. Nominally, you have the choice to pay or not by keeping or canceling cable.
Not that it makes it any less ridiculous. Cable channels that have high viewership in key demographics - like TSN and Sportsnet - almost certainly don't get $4 per subscriber. Little watched news channels won't come close. It would be interesting to see what Sun TV does get as a subscriber fee today, however. Especially comapred to CTV Newsnet.