This is sure to antagonise the left.....

Zipperfish

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I wouldn't bet the farm on Sun News getting their "mandatory carriage" application approved:

Sun News Must-Carry Application: CRTC Sounds Skeptical About News Network's Bid

At one point, CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais suggested that Sun’s problems in
developing an audience may be because "Canadians may just not want to subscribe.
How do you respond?"

and

But in twist to the debate, the CRTC’s Blais asked Sun News spokespeople at
the hearing why the channel isn’t offered on basic cable on Videotron, the
Quebec cable provider owned by Quebecor, the same company that owns Sun
News.

According to a tweet from Michael Hennessy, head of the Canadian Media
Production Association, Sun News offered no answer to the question.

CRTC warns Sun News that ‘bar very high’ for mandatory carriage | FP Tech Desk | Financial Post


“We have a growing demand for consumer choice. And,
frankly, we have the advent of ubiquitous distribution of programming through
the Internet,” he [Blais, Chairman, CRTC] Despiteall of those changes, quite fundamental changes, why do you think we shouldturn back the clock and give you this high penetration, which seems… out ofstep, I guess, with the evolution


In a speech on March 8, Mr. Blais told the Canadian Media Production Association
bluntly: “You will need to compete, just like any other sector.”
 

petros

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But in twist to the debate, the CRTC’s Blais asked Sun News spokespeople at the hearing why the channel isn’t offered on basic cable on Videotron, the Quebec cable provider owned by Quebecor, the same company that owns Sun News.

According to a tweet from Michael Hennessy, head of the Canadian Media Production Association, Sun News offered no answer to the
question
This Information - Québec Film and Television Council - Montréal and Unions answers that question.

It's very simple. If it's not produced in Quebec, no easy street tax credits.
 

Cliffy

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No it's not. Faux fans are always pointing to the popularity of the channel as if that has some relevance to the quality or accuracy of the news.
True, but unfortunately, you are not going to get accurate news from any mass media corporation. What is popular in modern culture aims at the lowest common denominator. That would indicate the intelligent quotient of the general population is far below what might be considered common sense.
 

gerryh

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Not quite....:lol:

Close but no ceegar;-)

I would like to thank one and all for playing and keeping that thread on front page as I surmised you would when I saw who was on this morning that was left leaning and if anyone had bothered to check all the time that the thread was in the top ten, there was at least a dozen non member watching and possibly half of them were search engine bots so I can only guess how many views that video got with your involuntary help:lol:

Thanks again my friends....that was the reason for all the greenies



Not close, dead on. This post confirms that the thread WAS a troll only. Thanks for playing and confirming your status.
 

DaSleeper

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Naah.... not real trolling.....It's called still fishing for Liberals...... it's like pond fishing for grass pike.....they bite on anything.....too easy lol
But I'm done on this one, I'm sure it was good for a few hits on google...........
 

EagleSmack

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No it's not. Faux fans are always pointing to the popularity of the channel as if that has some relevance to the quality or accuracy of the news.

And I am sure that your unbiased statement makes you an expert on what defines quality and accuracy.

 

DaSleeper

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I actually didn't post that video because I have a problem where "Sun News " is on my dial, When I got an express vu dish in '98, I took the news package for an extra $10, what was included with the basic, I never bothered to check.
Right now I have CNN at 500 and CPAC at 512 with Toronto news, Sun, Fox, MSNBC, and a few others in between.....