Tuesday, August 11, 2009

New Tax On Canadian TV

The CBC reports:
Rogers and Bell television cable subscribers are being told they will see their monthly fees hiked by 1.5 per cent beginning September in order to satisfy new regulations ordered by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. The extra fees will go directly to a CRTC-mandated fund for small TV stations.
Hmm. The Internet is revolutionizing the way people consume television. Audiences for traditional cable TV are dwindling. The scores of comments on this article are worth browsing.

Update: Summer of fail: Why are new shows bombing? All American shows, granted. But still.