ANALYSIS: Why every Canadian TV channel should be a must-carry
NOTHING PUTS THE “FUN” into the dysfunction of our broadcasting system more than a 9(1)(h) hearing. The spectacle in Ottawa two weeks ago was the latest such event, with eight […]
ANALYSIS: Why vertical integration was a bad idea – and what can be done about it now (part four)
FOR MANY DECADES, THE Canadian TV market had the luxury of being a walled garden protected by the limits of technology. We even carved out a national production industry and […]
ANALYSIS: Why more media mergers were never a good answer (part three)
Towards a Canadian strategy OVER THE LAST two weeks, I’ve argued the Canadian strategy of supporting, and indeed actively pushing for, the vertical integration of our broadcasting system was a […]
ANALYSIS: Why more mergers aren’t a good answer (part two)
The big four have not become the content exporters they were supposed to LAST WEEK, I RESPONDED to a Scotiabank report which said the success of Netflix in gaining subscribers, […]
ANALYSIS: Why more mergers may not be the answer for the Canadian broadcasting system (part one)
FIRST DISNEY BUYS FOX’S MEDIA LIBRARY, so then maybe Corus buys Bell Media – or the other way around? If so, is this a good idea or a bad one […]
LET’S TALK TV ANALYSIS: Politics makes for strange couch fellows (an insider’s look)
THE INITIAL CALL FOR THE REVIEW of the broadcasting system and the launch of the Let’s Talk TV consultation process was met with both skepticism and guarded optimism in the […]