BBC Canada but no CBC France/Russia

dumpthemonarchy

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There is BBC Canada/America and the BBC is on TV in Korea too. So, why isn't the CBC on TV around the world? English is the big language and people around the world love Canada's scenery.

In this age of electronic globalization, why can't we get TV from other countries?
 

Avro

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There is BBC Canada/America and the BBC is on TV in Korea too. So, why isn't the CBC on TV around the world? English is the big language and people around the world love Canada's scenery.

In this age of electronic globalization, why can't we get TV from other countries?

Two reasons, Canada never had an empire and no one would watch.:icon_smile:
 

Praxius

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There is BBC Canada/America and the BBC is on TV in Korea too. So, why isn't the CBC on TV around the world? English is the big language and people around the world love Canada's scenery.

In this age of electronic globalization, why can't we get TV from other countries?

Supply and demand. If there is no demand for CBC or CTV outside of Canada, then why bother wasting the money on it?
 

DurkaDurka

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Contrary to the above users ignorance and negative Canadian attitudes, there used to be Newsworld International, check it out at

://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsworld_International

That was a news channel, nothing to compare with the BBC which exports a multitude of programming besides news.

Hockey Night in Canada and the Trailer Park Boys are the only valuable assets which an export audience would be interested in.
 

Praxius

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That was a news channel, nothing to compare with the BBC which exports a multitude of programming besides news.

Hockey Night in Canada and the Trailer Park Boys are the only valuable assets which an export audience would be interested in.

Trailer Park Boys, yes.... Hockey Night in Canada? No....

If people outside of Canada want to watch hockey, they'd rather watch the US stations.... with their glowing pucks on the screen and litte animated characters beating each other up on screen after every goal and what not. Apparently the puck is too hard for some people to follow. :roll:
 

DurkaDurka

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Trailer Park Boys, yes.... Hockey Night in Canada? No....

If people outside of Canada want to watch hockey, they'd rather watch the US stations.... with their glowing pucks on the screen and litte animated characters beating each other up on screen after every goal and what not. Apparently the puck is too hard for some people to follow. :roll:

I think Fox dumped the "glow puck" a few years back.

I tried watching one of the games they televised, it was a farce lol