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U.S. vs. Canada Cable TV Networks

sdwulfdawg

sdwulfdawg

It is interesting to see how Canadian cable TV networks are almost to stay on focus rather than U.S. cable TV networks who can willynilly change formats in the name of forcing cable operators to truly offer programming diversity. Cable TV networks in the U.S. truly offered diverse programming until the media conglomerates were able to take them over and essentially kill the competition for their traditional over-the-air networks.

The CRTC in Canada seems to have a licensing process for new networks. If they change formats or direction, they must file paperwork with the CRTC to have their license renewed.
 
sdwulfdawg said:
Cable TV networks in the U.S. truly offered diverse programming until the media conglomerates were able to take them over and essentially kill the competition for their traditional over-the-air networks.
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That isn't exactly how it ended up working out. Now many of those conglomerates are seemingly trying to take those over-the-air networks and kill the competition for their cable networks.

The homogenization of cable networks can be easily attributed to money and whatever gets the most eyeballs. Yes, a lot of it is redundant, but just about every cable network so far that has chased the lowest common denominator has seen their ratings blow up.
 
Morgan Wick said:
That isn't exactly how it ended up working out. Now many of those conglomerates are seemingly trying to take those over-the-air networks and kill the competition for their cable networks.

The homogenization of cable networks can be easily attributed to money and whatever gets the most eyeballs. Yes, a lot of it is redundant, but just about every cable network so far that has chased the lowest common denominator has seen their ratings blow up.
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Unfortunately, Canadian cable networks are trying to capture $$$, that's why you will find cable networks that are Canadian base, and not much US base, except for the news network (CNN, HLN, MSNBC, FOX NEWS, CNBC, and Bloomberg), Oxygen, TLC, Spike TV, BET, and US Superstations (WGN, KTLA, WPIX, WSBK, WWOR),
 
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