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Mr Guy2
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Re: Let Canada do it first

said by Mr Guy :

Then let's see 3year out how much Canadians are supposedly saving. My guess is not much.

And when it comes to channels and networks NOT headquartered in Canada? How will Canada force Disney, for example, to sell them a la carte channels and not bundle them like they do in US. Canadian cable companies could lose a ton of available content if US content providers won't go along.

TechyDad
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join:2001-07-13
USA

TechyDad

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The same way they would for channels and networks headquartered in Canada. If Canadian law is written to forbid bundling - or to at least allow for purchasing separate channels regardless of bundling offers - then the US-based channels/networks will need to comply to do business in Canada. They can't try to do business in Canada by pointing to US law.

Mr Guy2
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And if they decide NOT to do business in Canada?

coldmoon
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join:2002-02-04
Fulton, NY

coldmoon

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Well, then it would be time for Canadian media companies to produce more content for their market and the US companies will be SOL.

Nothing more focusing than a hammer to the head in relation to your regional revenue stream than to have to compete; especially when that competition will include more pirating of content they cannot get.

Word of advice for US providers would be to get off their a**** and evolve or go extinct...

tshirt
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join:2004-07-11
Snohomish, WA

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said by Mr Guy2 :

And if they decide NOT to do business in Canada?

Gonna be watching a lot of red green, and the poutine cooking channel and then there are all the fine local public access shows.