As the chair of Canada’s broadcast regulator rides off into the sunset, he has been tossing a few last coins at the many supplicants who follow him wherever he goes.
Cantonese and Punjabi newscasts; measures to slow the loss of local TV; more opportunities for female directors, writers and producers; more flexibility for broadcasters – the benevolent Jean-Pierre Blais, outgoing chair of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), seems to have a little something for most.
He doesn’t leave much of a legacy for himself, however. Once again, his piecemeal approach offers no consistent strategy to address the challenges facing Canadian television production in the Netflix age.
Globe and Mail – Kate Taylor – May 19, 2017.
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I don’t like TV but it’s still an industry and employer to many skilled people.
Joly proposed a tax on high speed internet to salvage Canada’s Media and Cultural industries, it was shot down quickly by Trudeau. Not everybody that has high speed internet watches Netflix. They have already Imposed a tax on Cable TV for this reason. Seems the solution, by politicians, now-a-days is what can we get away with in taxes on products to pay for A, B or C. I am sure there are much better solutions out there! A creative industry with no creative ideas?