Comments on: CRTC moves to limit future media concentration http://www.insidethecbc.com/concentration/ The official blog of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:31:08 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Jonathan http://www.insidethecbc.com/concentration/comment-page-1/#comment-8766 Jonathan Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:33:13 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/concentration#comment-8766 Gabriel: Try http://cbc.ca/canada and use the left-hand navigation to find your local news ;-) Gabriel: Try http://cbc.ca/canada and use the left-hand navigation to find your local news ;-)

]]> By: Gabriel http://www.insidethecbc.com/concentration/comment-page-1/#comment-8732 Gabriel Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:39:09 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/concentration#comment-8732 <blockquote>"The policies apply only to private broadcasters."</blockquote> In that case, I can't wait for my Local CBC Newspaper!

"The policies apply only to private broadcasters."

In that case, I can’t wait for my Local CBC Newspaper!

]]> By: Dwight Williams http://www.insidethecbc.com/concentration/comment-page-1/#comment-8716 Dwight Williams Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:05:03 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/concentration#comment-8716 Could that not still work to Canadians' benefit? Could that not still work to Canadians’ benefit?

]]> By: Kev http://www.insidethecbc.com/concentration/comment-page-1/#comment-8714 Kev Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:42:41 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/concentration#comment-8714 It's nice for Konrad von Finckenstein to take time out from his race with Penelope Pitstop to address this issue, but we all know Muttley was the one who drafted the legislation. Credit where credit's due, people. It’s nice for Konrad von Finckenstein to take time out from his race with Penelope Pitstop to address this issue, but we all know Muttley was the one who drafted the legislation. Credit where credit’s due, people.

]]> By: Media Conspiracy Theorist http://www.insidethecbc.com/concentration/comment-page-1/#comment-8708 Media Conspiracy Theorist Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:28:12 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/concentration#comment-8708 This seems a little too late. If the CRTC and the Canadian government wanted to allow more owners they should never have allowed all the mega-mergers over the last 15 years. CTV now owns TSN, Discovery, Much and the CHUM radio stations; Global has the Alliance Atlantis cable channels and the CanWest newspapers. I doubt that CTV will be forced to give up its crown jewel cable assets. Instead CTV and Global will likely end up selling their weak performing local TV stations such as A-Channel, E! (formerly the CH channels). The most profitable source of revenue is never in local TV. It's in national cable networks and today's new CRTC policy doesn't seem to change anything. The mega networks will simply dump the local channels to any buyer. This seems a little too late. If the CRTC and the Canadian government wanted to allow more owners they should never have allowed all the mega-mergers over the last 15 years. CTV now owns TSN, Discovery, Much and the CHUM radio stations; Global has the Alliance Atlantis cable channels and the CanWest newspapers. I doubt that CTV will be forced to give up its crown jewel cable assets. Instead CTV and Global will likely end up selling their weak performing local TV stations such as A-Channel, E! (formerly the CH channels). The most profitable source of revenue is never in local TV. It’s in national cable networks and today’s new CRTC policy doesn’t seem to change anything. The mega networks will simply dump the local channels to any buyer.

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