Let’s Talk TV
A World of Choice – A roadmap to maximize choice for TV viewers and to foster a healthy, dynamic TV market
This policy sets out a roadmap to give Canadians more choice when it comes to the selection and packaging of their TV services. It also seeks to ensure that Canadians have access to a diverse range of content through a healthy, dynamic TV market. The policy is a result of the process initiated by Let’s Talk TV: A Conversation with Canadians and follows the Commission’s policy decisions regarding local over-the-air TV, simultaneous substitution and content creation. The Commission’s policy decision concerning consumer information and recourse will be published in the coming weeks.
A world of choice…
As illustrated in the appendix to this policy and on the Commission’s website, a key aim of this policy is to provide Canadians with “a world of choice.” This includes the ability to create their own value proposition based on the TV services they want to receive and pay for.
Once in place, this regime will allow Canadians to pick and pay for the channels they want. Canadians will also have the opportunity to benefit from a $25 entry-level service offering. The roadmap includes a transition period that balances the objective of providing Canadians with pick-and-pay options as soon as possible with the practical reality that distributors will need time to fully implement the regime.
Read full policy release here.
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