[OnTheIce]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

OnTheIce OnTheIce:

Why is the loudest voice coming from the CBC who gets a public handout and not from the other stations that also broadcast OTA signals for free and who stand on their own two financial feet? (CTV, Global, etc).

Because every other network has a choice in which markets it serves.

So they're forced to have a larger audience, the very thing that sells advertising.

The problem isn't the markets they're forced to cover, it's the lack of quality programming that people want to watch.

[DrCaleb]

OnTheIce OnTheIce:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

OnTheIce OnTheIce:

Why is the loudest voice coming from the CBC who gets a public handout and not from the other stations that also broadcast OTA signals for free and who stand on their own two financial feet? (CTV, Global, etc).

Because every other network has a choice in which markets it serves.

So they're forced to have a larger audience, the very thing that sells advertising.

The problem isn't the markets they're forced to cover, it's the lack of quality programming that people want to watch.

They are forced into markets of sometimes dozen people where costs exceed the advertising revenue needed to keep the lights on. And as I said, it's both the markets and the Canadian content they are forced to produce.

[OnTheIce]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

They are forced into markets of sometimes dozen people where costs exceed the advertising revenue needed to keep the lights on. And as I said, it's both the markets and the Canadian content they are forced to produce.

And? That's why they get the money they do. To provide to those markets. Your point is lost due to the government subsidy.

In larger markets, they should have no problem selling advertising and producing content but they're not good at it.

[DrCaleb]

OnTheIce OnTheIce:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

They are forced into markets of sometimes dozen people where costs exceed the advertising revenue needed to keep the lights on. And as I said, it's both the markets and the Canadian content they are forced to produce.

And? That's why they get the money they do. To provide to those markets. Your point is lost due to the government subsidy.

In larger markets, they should have no problem selling advertising and producing content but they're not good at it.

So, what are you arguing here? Or are you just typing away aimlessly?

[Zipperfish]

They need to revisit their mandate in a modern era. Hockey Night in Canada provided a common cultural experience for all Canadians way tback to the days before TV, when my old man would listen to Boston-Toronto games when Tim Horton was a player, not a coffee shop.

Keep the overseas news, Keep CBC radio and CBC Newsworld. Keep the web presence. Original programming--I don't think so. I can't name a single show that these guys do.

[OnTheIce]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

So, what are you arguing here? Or are you just typing away aimlessly?

Lose track of your point already?

$1:

Why shouldn't the users of the service pay for the service?

We already pay for the service. A billion dollars.

Why do we have to pay twice?

[DrCaleb]

OnTheIce OnTheIce:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

So, what are you arguing here? Or are you just typing away aimlessly?

Lose track of your point already?

$1:

Why shouldn't the users of the service pay for the service?

We already pay for the service. A billion dollars.

Why do we have to pay twice?

Who said anything about paying twice?

[OnTheIce]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Who said anything about paying twice?

You're implying that we don't pay for the CBC when in fact, we do.

So, your suggestion that they're providing something for free and we need to start paying for it is false.

We already pay for the CBC.

[DrCaleb]

OnTheIce OnTheIce:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Who said anything about paying twice?

You're implying that we don't pay for the CBC when in fact, we do.

So, your suggestion that they're providing something for free and we need to start paying for it is false.

I made no such statement. In fact, I made exactly the opposite statement.

And I even double spaced after my periods.