Boges Posted August 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 So all of you who want CBC to disappear, say you get your wish, what do we have left...SunTV an all American news! Even though its in Canada, they spend more time talking about the US, but I guess just what they plans are to "harmonize" more stuff with the US until we ARE the US. Harper agenda is to get rid of CBC and by all the cuts and people losing their jobs, which the Tories are really good at, its time we Canadians make THEM stand on the unemployment line in the next election. We have other news sources. If Sun can survive (that's still in question) without the amount of money from the government that the CBC gets then why can't the CBC still exist in some form? Bell/CTV has an all News channel. In the Toronto area there's a news channel called CP24 that's all about news. As for Canadian scripted programming. We see in the US that the best scripted programming comes from pay/cable sources anyway so perhaps that is the model that needs to be pursued. There's already a lot of Reality Canadian TV. And not the crappy Survivor or Bachleor kind but the Renovation or Competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimG Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 As for Canadian scripted programming. We see in the US that the best scripted programming comes from pay/cable sources anyway so perhaps that is the model that needs to be pursued.IMO, the best Canadian scripted dramas are on showcase (continuum, lost girl) and CTV (listener). A funding model that allows multiple independent producers to get money on a show by show basis is much superior to a monopoly broadcaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overthere Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 IMO, the best Canadian scripted dramas are on showcase (continuum, lost girl) and CTV (listener). A funding model that allows multiple independent producers to get money on a show by show basis is much superior to a monopoly broadcaster. I encourage you to use any funding model that you wish as long as it does not include any of my funds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyser Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 I encourage you to use any funding model that you wish as long as it does not include any of my fundsToo late, they all get some of 'your money' . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted January 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Netflix trying to crack down on people that spoof their ISP to get US Netflix. http://www.thestar.com/business/2015/01/05/netflix_says_accessing_us_site_violates_terms_of_use.html Netflix, Inc., has restated its policy against virtual border crossing, a practice that has seen a growing number of Canadians bypassing regional blocks to access the streaming service’s U.S. catalogue. “We employ industry standard measures to prevent this kind of use,” Netflix said Monday after digital issues blog TorrentFreak said the company had begun a crackdown on users who mask their locations to access American content while in Canada or elsewhere. Netflix subscribers who employ free or fee-based services such as virtual private networks (VPNs) to present a misleading American IP address, while not breaking the law, are violating terms-of-use agreements with the company based on complex licensing deals with content providers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 (edited) Netflix won't give it an honest effort because they'll lose customers. They'll make some token bans to VPN IPs to make the studios/distributors happy, but that's about it.In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if this is meant to get people upset and bring attention to the archaic distribution rules we have. This might be the first step to getting the distributors in Canada to stop being so stupid. Edited January 6, 2015 by cybercoma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted January 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 I guess the new development is that both Rogers and Bell have unveiled their own Online Streaming services. That might end up eating into Netflix's profits too, especially as they're set to raise prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 I guess the new development is that both Rogers and Bell have unveiled their own Online Streaming services. That might end up eating into Netflix's profits too, especially as they're set to raise prices. I hear the Bell one is pretty good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted January 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 The problem with Crave is that you have to, at least, have your broadband through Bell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overthere Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 So all of you who want CBC to disappear, say you get your wish, what do we have left.. We have what we had before: a huge array of specialty channels making some good television, an increasing amount of challenges from wholly Internet based content providers, and bunch of traditional networks including CBC who suck at all of it. I guess the new development is that both Rogers and Bell have unveiled their own Online Streaming services. That might end up eating into Netflix's profits too, especially as they're set to raise prices. At first glance Shomi (from Shaw/Rogers) offers nothing extra. Recycled TV stuff and old movies. They'll have to do much better to get my $9/month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 At first glance Shomi (from Shaw/Rogers) offers nothing extra. Recycled TV stuff and old movies. They'll have to do much better to get my $9/month. Agreed. It requires you to be a Shaw or Rogers digital cable subscriber, then offers up content that for the most part is already part of the on-demand feature of your cable service. It's really weak compared to Netflix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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