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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
That's like saying that if you funnel enough money into Chrysler that they will start pumping out BMW's. It doesn't work that way as in the entertainment industry a lot of it has to do with talent, creativity, and management that understands its audience and how to put it all together. It's bad enough that CBC doesn't disclose what they are doing with the $29 per person we give them and chances are that doubling the funding would net another couple of mediocre shows and thicker wallet lining of the fat cats at CBC.
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In one perspective this might be correct, as CBC does not disclose its accounting books. But in another prospect it is, indeed, mistaken. The CBC discloses what they are doing with their subsidization with every broadcast, every podcast, every news report etc... The CBC is a company, and we can safely assume where that $29 goes is, in part, towards the services they offer. Considering the price of Globe and Mail subscriptions, NHL CentreIce, Cable packages, Netflix, and music on iTunes, I would say $29 for the CBC is a bargain.
Sorry, you don't like their programming, But they really are the only major media outlet in the country that actively promotes Canadian content.