Comments on: RadCan pulls plug on online RDI streaming http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/26/radcan-pulls-plug-on-online-rdi-streaming/ Can you think of a better name? Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:06:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michel Sibble http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/26/radcan-pulls-plug-on-online-rdi-streaming/comment-page-1/#comment-108716 Michel Sibble Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:26:03 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7552#comment-108716 CRTC doesn't allow subchannels except SD and HD feeds of the same channel. It shouldn't be that way of course, just see what's happening across the border. CRTC doesn't allow subchannels except SD and HD feeds of the same channel.

It shouldn't be that way of course, just see what's happening across the border.

]]> By: ATSC http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/26/radcan-pulls-plug-on-online-rdi-streaming/comment-page-1/#comment-107383 ATSC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:46:48 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7552#comment-107383 Kind of shows you how serious the CBC/SRC are about being a public broadcaster, and serving the public that finances it. None! If the CBC/SRC where really interested in serving the public, they would have placed RDI, and CBC News Network on sub-channles of their digital over the air broadcast. Example, for CBFT-DT it would appear as 2.2, and for CBMT-DT it would appear as 6.2. CBFT-DT 2.1 - SRC main HD program 2.2 - RDI in SD CBMT-DT 6.1 - CBC main HD program 6.2 - CBC News Network in SD Hell, they can even do... CBFT-DT 2.1 - SRC Main HD program 2.2 - RDI in SD 2.3 - CBC News Network in SD But, hell no! Let's suck more money from cable subscribers by making them pay for something their taxes finance anyway. Somehow I almost wish the Harper government would go in their and gut the whole thing and start over again with a new and proper mandate. Kind of shows you how serious the CBC/SRC are about being a public broadcaster, and serving the public that finances it. None!

If the CBC/SRC where really interested in serving the public, they would have placed RDI, and CBC News Network on sub-channles of their digital over the air broadcast. Example, for CBFT-DT it would appear as 2.2, and for CBMT-DT it would appear as 6.2.

CBFT-DT
2.1 - SRC main HD program
2.2 - RDI in SD

CBMT-DT
6.1 - CBC main HD program
6.2 - CBC News Network in SD

Hell, they can even do...

CBFT-DT
2.1 - SRC Main HD program
2.2 - RDI in SD
2.3 - CBC News Network in SD

But, hell no! Let's suck more money from cable subscribers by making them pay for something their taxes finance anyway. Somehow I almost wish the Harper government would go in their and gut the whole thing and start over again with a new and proper mandate.

]]> By: Fagstein http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/26/radcan-pulls-plug-on-online-rdi-streaming/comment-page-1/#comment-107278 Fagstein Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:56:17 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7552#comment-107278 Actually, the concept of a "skinny basic" cable or satellite package is a big part of this CRTC debate. Most of the people presenting to the commission have been asked about the idea of having only a few absolutely necessary cable networks and local over-the-air channels as part of a basic package and letting consumers decide what other services they want on top of that. That said, RDI and CBC News Network would probably still be part of the basic service, because they're products of the public broadcaster. Actually, the concept of a "skinny basic" cable or satellite package is a big part of this CRTC debate. Most of the people presenting to the commission have been asked about the idea of having only a few absolutely necessary cable networks and local over-the-air channels as part of a basic package and letting consumers decide what other services they want on top of that.

That said, RDI and CBC News Network would probably still be part of the basic service, because they're products of the public broadcaster.

]]> By: Pepper Boxer http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/26/radcan-pulls-plug-on-online-rdi-streaming/comment-page-1/#comment-107247 Pepper Boxer Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:19:35 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7552#comment-107247 "RDI is a must-carry network for cable and satellite. There's no choice in the matter." That's the major point: The CRTC is imposing programming on the Canadian audience. Do away with that and let consumers choose what they want to subcribe to. It's interesting how neither the cable/sat companies nor the networks bring this up during their infamous debate. I think most Canadians are oblivious to the fact that they are forced to pay for a certain amount of Canadian programming as part of their basic package. "RDI is a must-carry network for cable and satellite. There's no choice in the matter."

That's the major point: The CRTC is imposing programming on the Canadian audience. Do away with that and let consumers choose what they want to subcribe to. It's interesting how neither the cable/sat companies nor the networks bring this up during their infamous debate. I think most Canadians are oblivious to the fact that they are forced to pay for a certain amount of Canadian programming as part of their basic package.

]]> By: steve81 http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/26/radcan-pulls-plug-on-online-rdi-streaming/comment-page-1/#comment-107244 steve81 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:01:26 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7552#comment-107244 This is totally unacceptable. CBC/Radio-Canada is acting as if it was a subsidized private broadcaster. Why can't they just be a real public broadcaster and act as such? This is totally unacceptable. CBC/Radio-Canada is acting as if it was a subsidized private broadcaster. Why can't they just be a real public broadcaster and act as such?

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