CCA Bulletin 7/11- The CCA weighs in on private television group-based licence renewals

Just the Facts

The Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) recently submitted a brief to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regarding group-based licence renewals for English-language television.

Why does this issue matter?
 

Television programming is the most consumed cultural product. TV is the format through which the government invests the most taxpayers’ dollars, both directly and indirectly. Television is also the most popular cultural form and according to the objectives of the Broadcasting Act, it should reflect Canadian realities and culture. Due to the consolidation of ownership in the audio-visual sector and the relaxed nature of past regulation, it is imperative that the CRTC set a proper course to ensure that Canadian programming is offered to Canadians across the various platforms now available. This is necessary because for the foreseeable future, traditional television programs will remain as the primary source of such programming.(more)