pnh102 Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty Premium join:2002-05-02 Mount Airy, MD
Stupid
If people aren't willing to pay for local TV programming through voluntary and traditional revenue streams, then by definition it is not worth "saving." -- Blagojevich / Madoff 2012!
mlerner Premium join:2000-11-25 Nepean, ON kudos:5
Partially yes but the real troubling part here is the funding is going to CTV and Global who the bulk of programming is to American programming. They are NOT interesting in local programming and we do not need them spending that money because our cable and satellite providers already pay for the US feeds. IF these fees were actually going to local affiliate stations who were creating more local programming then it might be justified.
mlerner Premium join:2000-11-25 Nepean, ON kudos:5
Well we don't want to donate because there is no incentive. If CTV and Global were gone leaving CBC and maybe some smaller local stations then most people would not be complaining. Except the hour of local news there is nothing of value to Canadian programming.
If there was something worth watching that was actual Canadian content, and not just re-branded versions of So You Think You Can Dance or Idol, more people would be inclined to watch.
...though I hear The Listener has been well received...
