CS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Canadian Content, Canadian Identity, Trades Union Certification Officer
5 Jan 2020
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They came up with this idea because they wanted to protect canadian identity from the domination of us radio signals. Was looking to the uk for guidance on how they utilized their radio broadcasting system, model was one that held the nation together and was able to circulate an idea of what it was like to be british. Guaranteed medium for transmitting important cultural items to canada: 1932 canadian radio broadcasting act creates a public broadcaster: canadian radio. Broadcasting commission: 1936 changes name to canadian broadcasting corporation (cbc/radio canada): Dual role as public broadcaster and broadcaster regulator in canada: 1952 cbc/radio-canada starts tv transmission: produced public television and public ratio, 1957 royal commission on broadcasting recommends separate regulator. Recommended splitting the roles of public broadcasting and broadcasting regulations. Cbc was making regulations for themselves: 1958 broadcasting act creates board of broadcast governors (bbg) Looked at streaming over mobile phones and content, being exempt from the regulations.
