CCT222H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, Costco, Walmart
24 Oct 2018
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Sector. in mass communication in canada, 8th ed. Convergence: "the merging of previously distinct technologies, media forms and media industries" (p. 213) The u. s. is canada"s neighbour, but also "the world"s foremost advocate for breaking down trade barriers, particularly in industries like television, film, music, and publishing where it is a net exporter". (p. 214) U. s. companies produce and can recover the cost of production in their own domestic market. Ten times cheaper for canadian television networks to buy and broadcast american programs than it is to produce their own. (p. 214) The historical core of the telecommunications sector is the telephone industry, but the telecommunications sector has become veritable backbone of a growing range of applications, from conventional and wireless telephony to the provision of internet services. (p. 215) The canadian radio-television and telecommunications commission (crtc) enforces rules form the telecommunications act. The "crtc is guided by four basic principles transparency, fairness, predictability, and timeliness. " (p. 215)
