bush_cheney2004 Posted January 22, 2017 Author Report Posted January 22, 2017 Yay...it won't be long before Canadians can watch real American Super Bowl commercials. Canada's government controlled media markets will permit American ads to run during the game....no SimSub required for this great U.S. cultural event. Listen to how painfully stupid this CBC Radio spot tries to explain it: http://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/columnists-from-cbc-radio/episode/11326762 Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Topaz Posted January 22, 2017 Report Posted January 22, 2017 Perhaps we should debate the future of TV, since we can watch programs online now, think the TV will last? Thoughts? Quote
TimG Posted January 22, 2017 Report Posted January 22, 2017 3 minutes ago, Topaz said: Perhaps we should debate the future of TV, since we can watch programs online now, think the TV will last? Thoughts? TV as a medium where stories are told in 1 hour episodes over several seasons will always be around. The mechanisms to distribute and fund these projects will change. Quote
kimmy Posted January 22, 2017 Report Posted January 22, 2017 37 minutes ago, TimG said: TV as a medium where stories are told in 1 hour episodes over several seasons will always be around. The mechanisms to distribute and fund these projects will change. I agree. I think that with the amount of quality original content being created by online streaming services, TV is entering a golden age right now. The question now is where this leaves traditional broadcast networks... -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
Argus Posted January 24, 2017 Report Posted January 24, 2017 (edited) On 1/22/2017 at 0:43 PM, kimmy said: I agree. I think that with the amount of quality original content being created by online streaming services, TV is entering a golden age right now. It is? I dunno. As someone who used to eagerly read through next week's TV Guide to see what my favorite characters on various shows would be doing the next week, I can honestly say that there isn't a single show on TV or anywhere else I could bother to care about watching or missing. It all seems to be dumb, stupid, brainless reality shows, or dumb, repetitive, derivative fiction, most of it soap operaish, resembling the serial shows from the 50s where if you miss one you have no idea what's going on. Much of the ones the critics seem to like are dark throughout, both in tone and in imagery. I don't watch TV to be depressed. Edited January 24, 2017 by Argus Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 27, 2017 Author Report Posted January 27, 2017 President Trump may take on Canada's CRTC for interfering in business contracts over Super Bowl advertising and simsub. Canada's government regulator changed longstanding protocol for simsub just because some Canadians not only want to watch the Super Bowl, but also want the big American content advertising spots. Bell Media paid for advertising rights but would lose out if U.S. advertising displaces Canadian advertising in Canada. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/crtc-nfl-superbowl-ban-1.3953865 Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
kimmy Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 Why does the President of the United States give a crap which TV ads Canadian viewers watch? -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
TimG Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 5 minutes ago, kimmy said: Why does the President of the United States give a crap which TV ads Canadian viewers watch? He cares that a US corporation is having its copyrights violated by the Canadian government (at least according to BC's spin). It is not a stretch given the fact that this administration sees value added taxes like the GST as a 'tariff' on american goods. Quote
kimmy Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 Yes, I understand that this move reduces Bell Media's ability to charge premium prices for advertising spots during the Superbowl, and I understand that this will reduce the NFL's revenue from the Canadian sale of their broadcast rights. I understand why Bell Media and the NFL are unhappy about this. But who cares? BC2004 is always reminding us that Canada is a trivial country and not worthy of US notice, but apparently they care about protecting Bell Media's advertising revenue by asking Canadian cable providers to continue to enforce the "sim-sub" policy. -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 28, 2017 Author Report Posted January 28, 2017 4 hours ago, kimmy said: Why does the President of the United States give a crap which TV ads Canadian viewers watch? Why does a country that laughably tries to protect "Canadian culture" mandate that advertising rights do not apply to American Super Bowl commercials ? Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 29, 2017 Author Report Posted January 29, 2017 3 hours ago, kimmy said: ...BC2004 is always reminding us that Canada is a trivial country and not worthy of US notice, but apparently they care about protecting Bell Media's advertising revenue by asking Canadian cable providers to continue to enforce the "sim-sub" policy. Ad revenue will always be more important than Canada's free obsession with "American culture". Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 2, 2017 Author Report Posted February 2, 2017 (edited) The day is almost here.....Canadians will finally be able to easily watch real, American audience Super Bowl ads. Oh boy !!! But all is not well, as demanding U.S. advertising content may start to change Canadian television market revenue models and programming...forever. http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/super-bowl-commercials-crtc-1.3957727 Be careful what you wish for.... Edited February 2, 2017 by bush_cheney2004 Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Boges Posted February 2, 2017 Report Posted February 2, 2017 3 minutes ago, bush_cheney2004 said: The day is almost here.....Canadians will finally be able to easily watch real, American audience Super Bowl ads. Oh boy !!! But all is not well, as demanding U.S. advertising content may start to change Canadian television market revenue models and programming...forever. http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/super-bowl-commercials-crtc-1.3957727 Be careful what you wish for.... There's a thread about this. This is the only scenario where Canadians would demand US advertising, because Super Bowl advertising is unique. But even the NFL isn't happy with the CRTC's decision because it devalues the NFL rights in Canada. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted March 4, 2017 Author Report Posted March 4, 2017 Now this is interesting.....some CanCon programming is so bad and unmarketable, broadcast rights are purchased to purposely shelve the content so it is never seen or waste valuable programming slots that generate ad revenue. Now that is truly....bad ! http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/streaming-rights-use-it-or-lose-it-1.4003319 Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Guest Posted March 4, 2017 Report Posted March 4, 2017 1 hour ago, bush_cheney2004 said: Now this is interesting.....some CanCon programming is so bad and unmarketable, broadcast rights are purchased to purposely shelve the content so it is never seen or waste valuable programming slots that generate ad revenue. Now that is truly....bad ! http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/streaming-rights-use-it-or-lose-it-1.4003319 Not surprising though. Ever seen Kids in the Hall? Quote
hot enough Posted March 13, 2017 Report Posted March 13, 2017 Is there anyone who still watches that vast wasteland of nothingness? Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted March 26, 2017 Author Report Posted March 26, 2017 Ironically, state protected broadcaster CBC runs another story about Canadians being left behind for streaming choices and content compared to those evil 'Muricans: Quote ..."It's frustrating," says Amy Leaman who would like nothing more than to sign up for the U.S. service HBO Now to stream her beloved show, Game of Thrones. "It feels like the border at times is invisible and all of a sudden — wait a second — we're not the same country," says Leaman, who lives in Toronto. "We don't have access to the same things they have." http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/youtube-streaming-netflix-canada-u-s-hbo-1.4039694 Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
bush_cheney2004 Posted June 15, 2017 Author Report Posted June 15, 2017 Ouch.....Netflix tax is dead on arrival. Canada's government controls and revenue model for media is stuck in the past.... Quote Higher taxes and government control of the news is not the answer to the problem." http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/web-streaming-tax-proposal-commons-committee-1.4161645 1 Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
DogOnPorch Posted June 15, 2017 Report Posted June 15, 2017 1 minute ago, bush_cheney2004 said: Ouch.....Netflix tax is dead on arrival. Canada's government controls and revenue model for media is stuck in the past.... Our Canadian TV & internet are more designed to empty one's pockets than entertain. I'm sure the government views entertainment as a vice. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
overthere Posted June 28, 2017 Report Posted June 28, 2017 On 6/15/2017 at 1:13 PM, DogOnPorch said: Our Canadian TV & internet are more designed to empty one's pockets than entertain. I'm sure the government views entertainment as a vice. CBC TV does both: empty all our pockets and fail to entertain. Quote Science too hard for you? Try religion!
dialamah Posted June 28, 2017 Report Posted June 28, 2017 24 minutes ago, overthere said: CBC TV does both: empty all our pockets and fail to entertain. I watched Still Standing tonite. Fort McMurray was featured and some of the struggles individuals went through, along with the way they are healing from the fire. I like that kind of programming, I think it helps create pride in our country, a feeling of conection and patriotism. I like Rick Mercer for the same reason. I would be very sad if we lost CBC. Quote
Boges Posted June 28, 2017 Report Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, dialamah said: I watched Still Standing tonite. Fort McMurray was featured and some of the struggles individuals went through, along with the way they are healing from the fire. I like that kind of programming, I think it helps create pride in our country, a feeling of conection and patriotism. I like Rick Mercer for the same reason. I would be very sad if we lost CBC. I honestly didn't know about this show until the weekend. They had an episode were dude goes up to the NWT and laments how hard it must to be to live in Buttbleep Nowhere. The problem is, the only way it's viable for people to live in a place like the community highlighted is because of the Oil and Gas industry. But the ultimate goal is to keep demand for Oil and Gas down. So the Liberal Establishment really doesn't give two shits about communities like Inivik or Fort Mac. This show pays pure lip service to people's suffering. And in the case of Inivik it's largely FN people that suffer from the jobs vanishing. Edited June 28, 2017 by Boges Quote
overthere Posted June 28, 2017 Report Posted June 28, 2017 17 hours ago, dialamah said: I watched Still Standing tonite. Fort McMurray was featured and some of the struggles individuals went through, along with the way they are healing from the fire. I like that kind of programming, I think it helps create pride in our country, a feeling of conection and patriotism. I like Rick Mercer for the same reason. I would be very sad if we lost CBC. No reason to lose it, just start having those very, very few persons who watch CBC TV can start paying for it as a subscritpion service- like any other form of entertainment. Quote Science too hard for you? Try religion!
dialamah Posted June 29, 2017 Report Posted June 29, 2017 @Boges Clearly I saw something entirely different in the program than you did. @overthere We could also save money by eliminating taxpayer support for Canadian productions carried by Bell and Shaw. Do you think that's a good idea? Quote
overthere Posted July 3, 2017 Report Posted July 3, 2017 On 6/28/2017 at 9:26 PM, dialamah said: @Boges Clearly I saw something entirely different in the program than you did. @overthere We could also save money by eliminating taxpayer support for Canadian productions carried by Bell and Shaw. Do you think that's a good idea? Yes, of course. The only reason Shaw and Bell follow the idiotic instructions from the CRTC to make more rubbish is because they are forced to do it, This is entertainment, not national security. Pay for your own. Quote Science too hard for you? Try religion!
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