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Canada airs TV fees to PM ear.(World)
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Video Age International
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June 1, 2008
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A fight between Canada's cable industry and two of its national TV networks has landed at the country's Prime Ministers office, with both sides pleading their cases directly to Stephen Harper.
Canadian TV networks CTV and Global want to start charging cable and satellite carriers for their signals--a plan that could be worth C$295 million to the broadcast industry. But the nets are facing opposition from distributors, who have said they would add the fees to consumers' bills.
Instead of waiting for the federal broadcast regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), to rule, the two sides decided to go the unconventional route and ...
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