tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798599.post241362175620014882..comments2023-11-14T11:44:10.396-05:00Comments on The Legion of Decency: For The Recordjimhenshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07815834271470133872noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798599.post-65187790509732055222011-04-19T11:17:14.919-04:002011-04-19T11:17:14.919-04:00Thanks for that Research.
When Rogers bought out ...Thanks for that Research.<br /><br />When Rogers bought out CITY, I had some aquaintences here in Montreal (Great talent with an indie feature) with a 6 episode season scripted, and were in the process of shooting samples - all at the request of a CITY exec. <br /><br />That, of course all went to shit with CITY's purchase by Rogers - who only have their own screwed/skewed principals to blame for 'losing' money.<br /><br />Cocksuckers.Rusty Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16143817211151177797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798599.post-19757781479155583462011-04-19T10:28:06.028-04:002011-04-19T10:28:06.028-04:00Every time I think about these CRTC hearings I can...Every time I think about these CRTC hearings I can't help but imagine the billions of dollars that licencess have taken out of the broadcasting system and the number of millionaires it has spawned who have never created a program. <br /><br />Here's part of one industry rag's take on the hearing:<br /><br />Group Licensing: Von Finckenstein 'disappointed" during hearing's final days <br />April 19, 2011 <br />By Perry Hoffman<br /><br />GATINEAU - There were some pretty big surprises as Canada’s large broadcast groups took the stand one last time during the CRTC’s group licensing proceeding in Gatineau last week. <br /><br />While it should come as no shock that Bell Media maintained its position on symmetrical regulation of Canadian content spending requirements – 30% on Canadian production expenditure (CPE) and 5% programs of national interest (PNI) – Rogers Media shocked commissioners when it asked to be excluded from the group licensing regime. <br /><br />For Bell, complying with the new group licensing approach is simple: all large broadcast groups should follow the same rules. But if the Commission decides to allow different rules such as a Cancon spending ramp up over the next licence term, then this should apply to all. <br /><br />“If the Commission decides to rewrite its policy by adopting a ramp up schedule to reach these rates, then all large ownership groups must be treated the same,” Kevin Crull, president of Bell Media, said during the company’s final reply. “Stated simply, the policy either applies to an ownership group or it does not. If it applies, then it must apply on a consistent basis and special treatment should not be given to some ownership groups.”<br /><br />Rogers took this aspect to heart, telling the Commission that it couldn’t sacrifice getting its conventional Citytv stations back to profitability just to comply with a group licensing regime that has Canadian content spending requirements that it believes are too onerous. <br /><br />“While we believe it is a forward thinking policy that provides large broadcast groups with considerable flexibility and ensures stable funding to Canadian programming, the cost of entry for a group of our size and asset mix is simply too high. The benefits do not outweigh the costs,” Keith Pelley, president of Rogers Media explained. “By requiring that we adhere to a 30% group CPE, you are not only asking us to increase our spending on Canadian programming at a much higher rate than our competitors but you are also asking us to continue to incur further losses on Citytv over the licence term. We simply cannot agree to that.”<br /><br />Acknowledging that its proposal may not sit well with the CRTC, the company committed to doing what it could for Cancon spending and said it would agree to a three-year licence renewal rather than five. Rogers Media noted that it would spend $146 million more on local programming over three years, a 42% increase from 2010 levels. With respect to PNI spending, the firm committed to 2.5% in years one and two of the licence and a 3% PNI spend in the third year. <br /><br />CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein couldn’t hide his displeasure with Rogers Media’s request. <br /><br />“I would be lying if I didn't say I was deeply disappointed in what you presented. I thought we had a good discussion last time in underlining your problems,” he said to open his questions. “But opting out and basically, leaving our group policy in shambles was not the solution that I had required.”...<br /><br />Final written replies by the applicants are due into the Commission by May 6.Barry Kieflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15758105644419847206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798599.post-70319815499043798262011-04-18T18:16:46.595-04:002011-04-18T18:16:46.595-04:00Judging from ms shiptons comments it seems like sh...Judging from ms shiptons comments it seems like she thinks the only people who should be allowed to fail upwards are development execsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798599.post-83394940810199090102011-04-18T16:23:52.456-04:002011-04-18T16:23:52.456-04:00I want to read your content, because I am a dedica...I want to read your content, because I am a dedicated fan, but <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeclark/5632601118/" rel="nofollow">you make that pretty hard in RSS</a> (and anything that isn’t Instapaper or Readability).<br /><br />No bold, no colours, BLOCKQUOTE only, please.Joe Clarkhttp://joeclark.org/weblogs/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798599.post-3900117154637321362011-04-18T15:23:07.426-04:002011-04-18T15:23:07.426-04:00Ms. Shipton's comments are more interesting wh...Ms. Shipton's comments are more interesting when one considers that she was an Associate Producer in charge of the writing department on Street Legal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798599.post-38715598071253790642011-04-18T14:46:06.840-04:002011-04-18T14:46:06.840-04:00Every year the film commission in NS invites repre...Every year the film commission in NS invites representatives from all the Canadian Networks to talk to writers/produces etc. One on one meetings are arranged and pitching ensues. The last time Ms. Shipton was here she couldn't have been less interested in listening to pitches. "Global" (or CTV) hasn't even bothered to send anyone here for the last three years. Guess there's no talent here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com