Comments on: Broadcasting regulation nerdgasm http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/11/03/broadcasting-regulation-nerdgasm/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:25:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/11/03/broadcasting-regulation-nerdgasm/comment-page-1/#comment-70080 Dave Sat, 04 Apr 2009 05:18:47 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=2991#comment-70080 The argument for fee-for-carriage is that a Canadian network might fold without the fees, Yes Global, I'm looking at you. As far as I'm concerned, it's a good thing. With the exception of news, Global does essentially nothing except retransmit simsub-butchered American programs. If Global disappeared because of lack of fee-for-carriage... there would be one less network bidding for Canadian rights of US programs. The reduced competition would also reduce the price of US programs that are bought, and CTV could meet the 1:1 Canadian:US limit. because fewer American programs would be bought by Canadian re-broadcasters, fewer American programs would be simsub-butchered because fewer American programs would be bought by Canadian re-broadcasters, and reduced competion would lower the price of those actually bought, the Canadian trade balance would improve On the other hand, if fee-for-carriage is allowed, and Global survives... most Canadians will be poorer after paying their cable bills their TV-viewing experience will be worse due to simsub-butchery The only "benefit" of fee-for-carriage would be that the Asper family would end up somewhat richer, and they can continue buying more yachts and expensive houses. That argument doen't carry much weight with me. The argument for fee-for-carriage is that a Canadian network might fold without the fees, Yes Global, I'm looking at you. As far as I'm concerned, it's a good thing. With the exception of news, Global does essentially nothing except retransmit simsub-butchered American programs. If Global disappeared because of lack of fee-for-carriage...
there would be one less network bidding for Canadian rights of US programs. The reduced competition would also reduce the price of US programs that are bought, and CTV could meet the 1:1 Canadian:US limit.
because fewer American programs would be bought by Canadian re-broadcasters, fewer American programs would be simsub-butchered
because fewer American programs would be bought by Canadian re-broadcasters, and reduced competion would lower the price of those actually bought, the Canadian trade balance would improve

On the other hand, if fee-for-carriage is allowed, and Global survives...
most Canadians will be poorer after paying their cable bills
their TV-viewing experience will be worse due to simsub-butchery

The only "benefit" of fee-for-carriage would be that the Asper family would end up somewhat richer, and they can continue buying more yachts and expensive houses. That argument doen't carry much weight with me.

]]> By: Fagstein » CRTC Roundup: Rogers gets its own CP24 http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/11/03/broadcasting-regulation-nerdgasm/comment-page-1/#comment-54678 Fagstein » CRTC Roundup: Rogers gets its own CP24 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:21:27 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=2991#comment-54678 [...] might have understood if the CRTC pointed to its recent decision to allow more competition for news and spoirts programming. Instead, it came up with the flimsiest excuse in the book to pretend like the obvious isn’t [...] [...] might have understood if the CRTC pointed to its recent decision to allow more competition for news and spoirts programming. Instead, it came up with the flimsiest excuse in the book to pretend like the obvious isn’t [...]

]]> By: Neil http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/11/03/broadcasting-regulation-nerdgasm/comment-page-1/#comment-51326 Neil Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:06:00 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=2991#comment-51326 FFC is short for "Fee for carriage." People outside the television business may not know that. FFC is short for "Fee for carriage." People outside the television business may not know that.

]]> By: Fagstein » CTV slashes too http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/11/03/broadcasting-regulation-nerdgasm/comment-page-1/#comment-51290 Fagstein » CTV slashes too Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:28:08 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=2991#comment-51290 [...] isn’t the only major media company that’s using that recent CRTC ruling against them as an excuse to take a giant axe to their staff. CTV has implemented a hiring freeze, cut budgets [...] [...] isn’t the only major media company that’s using that recent CRTC ruling against them as an excuse to take a giant axe to their staff. CTV has implemented a hiring freeze, cut budgets [...]

]]> By: Fagstein » Canwest cuts 560 jobs nationwide http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/11/03/broadcasting-regulation-nerdgasm/comment-page-1/#comment-50480 Fagstein » Canwest cuts 560 jobs nationwide Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:09:31 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=2991#comment-50480 [...] This all comes less than a month after the CRTC said Canwest and other conventional TV broadcasters couldn’t charge fees for local ca.... [...] [...] This all comes less than a month after the CRTC said Canwest and other conventional TV broadcasters couldn’t charge fees for local ca.... [...]

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