Shady Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Why does it bug you guys so much to read about Canadian government complicity in the funding and control of the CBC, but there is seemingly no issue with "exposing" Fox News Channel as the mouthpiece for the Republican Party ? It really is pretty bizarre. Especially when these same people have no problem with the mainstream media along with other cable networks being mouthpieces for the Democrat and Liberal parties. Apparently they can't stand even just one dissenting alternative voice. Apparently they need EVERY media outlet to be on their side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Guard for Thee Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 The nice thing about publicly funded media is that it doesn't have to flog the corporate agenda of whoever funds them. But hey, if you like pablum that's your choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 The nice thing about publicly funded media is that it doesn't have to flog the corporate agenda of whoever funds them. But hey, if you like pablum that's your choice. Hey, if you like spending public tax dollars on a government controlled broadcaster, that's your choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 The nice thing about publicly funded media is that it doesn't have to flog the corporate agenda of whoever funds them. But hey, if you like pablum that's your choice. The not so nice thing is using tax dollars that could be spent on more important things instead being spent on a network that airs things you can find in the market place on many other networks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 speaking of that repetition you just mentioned... you once again, for the umpteenth time in this thread, repeat your trolling reference to 'government controlled'. In your mind, does your not specifically mentioning the CBC give you trolling cover? Just report it and move on. Nothing else we do will cure this little problem. It's like a common cold, you get rid of it for a short time, but then it comes back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Guard for Thee Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Hey, if you like spending public tax dollars on a government controlled broadcaster, that's your choice. Of what government controlled broadcaster do you speak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Guard for Thee Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Hey, if you like spending public tax dollars on a government controlled broadcaster, that's your choice. You don't get it and likely never will. Move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Guard for Thee Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Doesn't matter, as they are not financed with taxpayer dollars or government controlled like another broadcaster in North America. Fox News Channel has a large audience demographic that obviously prefers it over other cable news sources. Most of them are over 68. I have great respect for elders. But they do tend sometimes to have shorter attention spans, which works well when listeninhg to fnc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Most of them are over 68. I have great respect for elders. But they do tend sometimes to have shorter attention spans, which works well when listeninhg to fnc. False....Fox News Channel still owns cable news audience share for a younger demographic: Fox News remained on top in 2013, capping off its 12th consecutive year as the most-watched cable news network among both total viewers and A25-54 viewers. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/2013-ratings-fox-news-1-for-12-straight-years-sheds-viewers-too_b208937 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 You don't get it and likely never will. Move on. I do get it...some countries need government financed and controlled broadcasting. Works in Cuba ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Guard for Thee Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 False....Fox News Channel still owns cable news audience share for a younger demographic: Fox News remained on top in 2013, capping off its 12th consecutive year as the most-watched cable news network among both total viewers and A25-54 viewers. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/2013-ratings-fox-news-1-for-12-straight-years-sheds-viewers-too_b208937 Lets leave it at this: you continue watching fnc I will stay with cbc, and you can even continue with your farcical notions that cbe is gov controlled. OK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Lets leave it at this: you continue watching fnc I will stay with cbc, and you can even continue with your farcical notions that cbe is gov controlled. OK? In other words, you were quite wrong. Let's leave it at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Guard for Thee Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 In other words, you were quite wrong. Let's leave it at that. Here's a suggestion, tune into a cbc program called poer and politics (every weekday at 2 pm eastern) the get back to me and tell me the government would allow such scrutiny if they had the ability to pull the plug. Until then, let's leave it at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Here's a suggestion, tune into a cbc program called poer and politics (every weekday at 2 pm eastern) the get back to me and tell me the government would allow such scrutiny if they had the ability to pull the plug. Until then, let's leave it at that. No thanks...the CBC is government financed and controlled at several levels, including enforcement of CRTC CanCon rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Guard for Thee Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 No thanks...the CBC is government financed and controlled at several levels, including enforcement of CRTC CanCon rules. As the old adage goes, "ignorance is bliss" why do you keep on expressing the former? BTW, CRTC and CBC are two very different operations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) As the old adage goes, "ignorance is bliss" why do you keep on expressing the former? BTW, CRTC and CBC are two very different operations. I know....Canada has two state financed and controlled entities to influence broadcasting content. No wonder more people prefer Fox News. Edited February 16, 2014 by bush_cheney2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Guard for Thee Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 I know....Canada has two state financed and controlled entities to influence broadcasting content. No wonder more people prefer Fox News. Go watch PnP and get back to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Go watch PnP and get back to me. Hard to do....Canadians watch a lot more American broadcast and cable television programming, including Fox News Channel. I wonder why ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Guard for Thee Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Hard to do....Canadians watch a lot more American broadcast and cable television programming, including Fox News Channel. I wonder why ? CBC is the number 1 watched news program in Canada. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) CBC is the number 1 watched news program in Canada. Sorry. That's how the government wants it. The CBC is also a taxpayer funded way to watch hockey. I will search my cable listings for the CBC or any other Canadian programming, but it will be harder to find than American programming in Canada, like Fox News Channel. Edited February 16, 2014 by bush_cheney2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Guard for Thee Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 That's how the government wants it. The CBC is also a taxpayer funded way to watch hockey. I will search my cable listings for the CBC or any other Canadian programming, but it will be harder to find than American programming in Canada. Once again you are so totally misinformed. The government in Canada (especially these Harper folks) would, if they could, tear the CBC feed right out of my wall. They hold the gov to account, and this gov doesn't like that. It's much more interesting than eating pablum from the corporate control out of fox's hand. But then as you have pointed out, fnc people are much more interested in some dufous blondes legs. Hey, you can go to the pub and get that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Once again you are so totally misinformed. Perhaps you can help me find the CBC on my cable lineup. It seems that Fox News Channel is widely available in Canada from many providers. Aliant Artic Co-operatives Limited Askivision Systems Inc. http://www.aski.ca/ Bell Express Vu http://www.bell.ca/home/ Black Creek TV Bobcaygeon Cable Breauce Distribution Brooke Brooks Bay Cable Corporation http://www.brooksbaycable.com/pages.php?section=index Bruce Telecom Buffalo Narrows Broadcasting Cable Axion Digitel http://www.axion.ca/fr/ Cable Cable Cable TV Slave Lake Cable VDN http://www.vdn.ca/ Cablovision ACL City West Cable and Telephone Compton Cable TV Conuma Cablesystems Coop Antelle TV St-Zacharie Cooperative de Cablodistribution Bellarmin Country Broadcasting Corp Cross Country East Link http://www.eastlink.ca/cable/cable/index.asp Fenelon Falls Haisla Hay Huron Gitxaala Cable KBS TV Keta Cable Lake Broadcasting Lake Huron Resort Cable Mascon Milk River Cable Club Mitchell Seaforth Mornington MTS http://www.mts.ca/ New North Networks http://www.newnorth.ca/ Nexicom Communcations, Inc. http://www.nexicom.net/ Next Dimension www.nextdimensioninc.com/ Nor-Del Cablevision http://www.nor-del.com/ North Nova Northwestel Cable Inc. North Renfrew Telephone Co. (NRTC) Omega Cable Quadro Raftview Communications Rose Island Ventures, Inc. SaskTel http://www.sasktel.com/ Sayward Valley Communications Seaview Commuications Shaw http://www.shaw.ca/en-ca Shaw Direct http://www.shawdirect.ca/english/default.asp Sun Country Source Cable http://www.sourcecable.ca/residential.html St Jacques de Leeds Telus http://telus.com/regionselect.html TBayTel http://www.tbaytel.net/residential/ Tuckersmith http://www.tcc.on.ca/index.php Ucluelet Video Ward Westman Comm http://www.westmancom.com/ Westport Telephone Co., (WTC) Wightman Telecom http://www.wightman.ca/ Yourlink http://www.yourlink.ca/ Rogers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Guard for Thee Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_television_stations_available_in_the_United_States Don't know where you live, but here you go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_television_stations_available_in_the_United_States Don't know where you live, but here you go Sorry, those are mostly border areas. It seems that Fox News Channel is much more widely available in Canada than the CBC is available in the U.S. This confirms what I suspected for audience choices in both national markets. I wonder why all those Canadian cable providers would carry Fox News Channel compared to CBC carriers in the much larger U.S. market ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Guard for Thee Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Sorry, those are mostly border areas. It seems that Fox News Channel is much more widely available in Canada than the CBC is available in the U.S. This confirms what I suspected for audience choices in both national markets. I wonder why all those Canadian cable providers would carry Fox News Channel compared to CBC carriers in the much larger U.S. market ? It's available because of pop. density south of the border. And because they are hoping we are dumbed down enough to log on. So far it hasn't worked. BTW, isn't jerry springer on now for you boys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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