CS260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Canadian Content, Structured Programming, Netflix
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Crtc: arm"s length body reports o dept. of heritage, regulates broadcasting & telecommunication, crtc does not regulate newspapers, magazines, cell phone cost, quality & content of. Tv & radio. (piecemeal; why?: protects/encourages canadian content, protects canada"s telecomm (carriage) interests. Today: emphasizing issuing, renewing, amending licences for specialty tv channels more interesting than you"d imagine: canadian broadcasting obsessed with american broadcasting since long before tv (aird broadcasting commission 1929, crtc helps specialty channels get foot-hold . Compare to magazines in canada special interests. Best outcome = hybrid programming (u. s. & cdn. : crtc grants licenses but channels often ask for change often soon after license granted, canadian cable companies applied and lied to get under way (basis of killingsworth article) Cable helps differentiate from u. s. tv continuing age-old obsession cable companies pay to add new stations some advertising allowed. 8744 gained from satellite carriage: crtc not consistent especially when fear of stealing audiences from other channels &
