If Rogers & Bell are against it, it must somehow benefit consumers

[tay]

I have been at peoples homes who have cable and all of the American channels seem to feature goober shows like Gator Hunting or Duck calls or Tow truck rescues and other junk.


No American channels would be acceptable........




Rogers slams CRTC proposal to strip U.S. channels from basic cable packages:






Rogers slams CRTC proposal to strip U.S. channels from basic cable packages: ‘It’s nuts’ | Financial Post








Bell tells CRTC pick-and-pay proposals will cost consumers and jobs


Bell tells CRTC pick-and-pay proposals will cost consumers and jobs - Politics - CBC News

 

[taxslave]

Too bad we couldn't pick which Canadian channels we get as well. Most basic packages are a bundle of garbage.

 

[Twila]

If the service is not what the public wants then the company providing the service ought to change. I haven't had cable television since 2006. Don't miss it.

Tried to watch tv at my mom's house while visiting but the amount and length of commercials had me too frustrated. Turned it off and read a book.

 

[DaSleeper]

No worse than shows like.............................


CBC Television - Little Mosque on the Prairie

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Cable would be useless without the American channels.
Would love to see simultaneous substitutions stopped.
Cancon for streaming services. is a joke.

 

[Cannuck]

All I want is sports. Everything else is crap. TSN channels, SportsNet channels, Game Pass and Centre Ice would do me fine.

 

[Grievous]

All I want is sports. Everything else is crap. TSN channels, SportsNet channels, Game Pass and Centre Ice would do me fine.

People who only watch sports are nerds.

 

[Cannuck]

People who only watch sports are nerds.

Then I'm proud to be a nerd

 

[Grievous]

Then I'm proud to be a nerd

I didn't say being a nerd was bad.


It's just true.

 

[CDNBear]

Great article...

Is Sport a Religion? | Psychology Today

Shaped by the needs of capitalist systems, spectator sports serve vested interests as a type of "cultural anesthesia," a form of "spiritual masturbation," or "opiate" that distracts, diverts, and deflects attention from the pressing social problems and issues of the day [Wann, pp 201-202].

Explains a lot.

 

[petros]

Sports fans eh?

 

[Nuggler]

My wife likes Coronation St.
I like docs.

If they cancelled either, the tv would be in recycle.

Even stopped watching CBC vids as you have to watch a commercial first.

WTF?

 

[SLM]

Netflix folks. It's where it's at.

 

[Nuggler]

Great article...

Is Sport a Religion? | Psychology Today

Shaped by the needs of capitalist systems, spectator sports serve vested interests as a type of "cultural anesthesia," a form of "spiritual masturbation," or "opiate" that distracts, diverts, and deflects attention from the pressing social problems and issues of the day [Wann, pp 201-202].

Explains a lot.

Yes is does, but I still like baseball.

 

[petros]

Netflix folks. It's where it's at.

Bargain bin movies and TV that are already free on torrents.

 

[CDNBear]

Netflix folks. It's where it's at.

Soon "Show Me" will be available. Its supposed to be better than Netflix.

Yes is does, but I still like baseball.

Fair enough. But sports isn't all consuming to you like some people. So yer say my good man.

How's the fishin' been?

 

[SLM]

Soon "Show Me" will be available. Its supposed to be better than Netflix.

Hmmm. I'll keep a watch out for it then.

 

[CDNBear]

Hmmm. I'll keep a watch out for it then.

Some time in November I hear.

 

[SLM]

Some time in November I hear.

I was just checking the website. Content seems pretty good, at least a bit more current than Netflix. Still Netflix is getting better all the time. I'll check it out in November though.

 

[CDNBear]

I was just checking the website. Content seems pretty good, at least a bit more current than Netflix. Still Netflix is getting better all the time. I'll check it out in November though.

SCB is getting tired of Netflix. She gets into a show, binge watches it, only to find that the last season isn't on Netflix. Then I have to go download that season so she'll be happy, lol.