Comments on: Does YouTube have more Cancon than CTV and Global? http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/12/10/crtc-internet-cancon/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:19:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Guillaume Theoret http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/12/10/crtc-internet-cancon/comment-page-1/#comment-54215 Guillaume Theoret Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:06:24 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3404#comment-54215 That's a fair point. The only example of online-only high quality video I can think of is the stuff from www.revision3.com Since pandora.com shut down to Canada I'd been looking for a replacement. I went through a few sites like pandora that weren't as good but lately I've settled on www.thesixtyone.com . It's all indie music and the vast majority of the artists on the site don't seem to have albums you could actually buy at a local record store. It's a great example of high quality music made mostly by independent artists without label backing that are banking on exposure through the web. That's a fair point.

The only example of online-only high quality video I can think of is the stuff from http://www.revision3.com

Since pandora.com shut down to Canada I'd been looking for a replacement. I went through a few sites like pandora that weren't as good but lately I've settled on http://www.thesixtyone.com . It's all indie music and the vast majority of the artists on the site don't seem to have albums you could actually buy at a local record store. It's a great example of high quality music made mostly by independent artists without label backing that are banking on exposure through the web.

]]> By: Fagstein http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/12/10/crtc-internet-cancon/comment-page-1/#comment-54205 Fagstein Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:51:54 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3404#comment-54205 As I point out in the previous post, mainstream media are trying to bring back those international barriers artificially. In some cases (mostly involving sales), we might just have to live with it. In others (Comedy Central), I think the market will eventually work its way out. In either case, we're talking about mainstream media content: commercial music, network television, Hollywood movies etc. Most new media content (designed primarily for the web) is still open to all. As I point out in the previous post, mainstream media are trying to bring back those international barriers artificially. In some cases (mostly involving sales), we might just have to live with it. In others (Comedy Central), I think the market will eventually work its way out.

In either case, we're talking about mainstream media content: commercial music, network television, Hollywood movies etc.

Most new media content (designed primarily for the web) is still open to all.

]]> By: Guillaume Theoret http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/12/10/crtc-internet-cancon/comment-page-1/#comment-54195 Guillaume Theoret Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:09:40 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3404#comment-54195 the majority of content is available to Canadians as much as Americans? Then why can't I access pandora.com? Why won't I be receiving sms updates from twitter anymore? Why can't I access all the stuff on iTunes? Why can't I stream stuff from netflix? Why does comedy network lock me out? Sorry, but the Americans have us beat in terms of access to online content and the gap is only going to grow wider for the forseable future. the majority of content is available to Canadians as much as Americans?

Then why can't I access pandora.com? Why won't I be receiving sms updates from twitter anymore? Why can't I access all the stuff on iTunes? Why can't I stream stuff from netflix? Why does comedy network lock me out?

Sorry, but the Americans have us beat in terms of access to online content and the gap is only going to grow wider for the forseable future.

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