At a time when misinformation spreads faster than facts, when small-town papers are shuttering, and when the media landscape is dominated by billionaires and algorithms, what does this government propose?
I feel for the CBC - We all know they are underfunded, but a comparison with the BBC is a little unfair. That is funded mostly by the license fee. No one in Canada will pay that on top of cable fees, but I guess that’s part of the corporate freebie to Bell/Rogers/et al.
The only beef I have with the article is that the CBC really isn’t any of these things the article cites. It’s news coverage is poor at best and it’s original programming is lacklustre. We do not need any more adaptations of Anne of Green Gables and nor do we need any more hokey Sitcoms (though I did like North of North)
As a taxpayer, I really do want CBC to succeed. I just don’t how it can in todays media landscape.
There needs to be an internal will and ability to create shows that viewers/listeners enjoy. I’m not sure that exists. If we saw enjoyable shows getting by on a shoestring budget, then your statement would clearly be correct. But I don’t see that.
I feel for the CBC - We all know they are underfunded, but a comparison with the BBC is a little unfair. That is funded mostly by the license fee. No one in Canada will pay that on top of cable fees, but I guess that’s part of the corporate freebie to Bell/Rogers/et al.
The only beef I have with the article is that the CBC really isn’t any of these things the article cites. It’s news coverage is poor at best and it’s original programming is lacklustre. We do not need any more adaptations of Anne of Green Gables and nor do we need any more hokey Sitcoms (though I did like North of North)
As a taxpayer, I really do want CBC to succeed. I just don’t how it can in todays media landscape.
With more funding they might attract writers and producers of quality content
There needs to be an internal will and ability to create shows that viewers/listeners enjoy. I’m not sure that exists. If we saw enjoyable shows getting by on a shoestring budget, then your statement would clearly be correct. But I don’t see that.
Depends what you enjoy I guess. I liked Schitts Creek, 22/minutes, there have been other older classics.