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Originally Posted by OilKiller
They do nothing more than simsub American content. CTV wanted to delay the broadcast of the Junos so it could show Desperate Housewives in it's regular timeslot. That's how Canadian they are. Only when the CRTC was flooded with complaints did CTV back away from that stance. These stations, Global/CTV/City only exist to make as much money as they can off of content we get anyway from U.S. nets. The only cancon they provide is what is absolutely required in order for them to keep their license. All of that money we are paying to watch these channels/services is being sent over the border to buy U.S. content we get anyway on U.S. nets. If they are so "Canadian", then why don't they invest that money into the creation of actual "Canadian" content created HERE in Canada with more jobs for Canadians? Why? Because it's all about the easiest most cost effective way they can take advantage of an outdated system so they can make as much money as possible. It has nothing to do with serving "Canadians" or protecting any Canadian "heritage". That's the mask they hide behind to keep filling their pockets.
Got any proof that Shaw (who is adding numerous HD services tomorrow) doesn't want HD to exist? Got any proof that Bell is is pushing for implementation of more HD in Canada or they are simply trying to make the most money they can on their OWN owned channels?
See my first statement above. The day Canwest Global or BGM puts out money for HD towers all over Canada is the day pigs fly out of my a**.
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You're arguing against a capitalistic point of view...what can I say? I'm sorry they are making money? The Juno's ratings tanked this year. BGM saw that coming. The Juno's are about as important as the molson 3 star lunch in. BGM is doing much more to provide Canadians with orginal programming than Shaw.
I believe I already posted this, but in an interview that aired on a news talk radio station in Vancouver, Shaw said that they would be pushing Digital Phone more than HDTV because they felt there was more money to be made, and their network could not handle much more HDTV at the time. I'm not sure what type of upgrades they've made, but certainly haven't heard of any.
You're purely speculating saying this. CBC has put a Western Canadian HD truck into production, TSN has multiple HD mobile production units...It seems that an upgrade to OTA signals across North America to digital is only a matter of time. Surely you know the CRTC will one day require that all analog signals be made digital?