This week, executives from some of the country’s largest television companies, industry groups and private citizens will begin a process that could radically change how Canadians watch TV. They will all be appearing before a special hearing convened by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, or CRTC, casually dubbed “Let’s Talk TV.”
And talk they will. They’ll talk about BDUs, upstream suppliers and downstream buyers and they’ll talk about OTA, OTT and SimSubs. Huh? What?
Yes. If you really care why vertically integrated BDUs are concerned about offering skinny basic and having to rely on penetration-based rate cards, this is for you. Here’s a glossary of terms that will help you decipher what’s being discussed at the CRTC hearings:
Michael Snider – Globe and Mail – September 09, 2014.
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