Broadcasting Policy in Canada

by Armstrong, Robert

• ISBN13: 9781442640962
• ISBN10: 1442640960
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-04-30
• Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr

Summary

Where did Canadian content regulations come from? What do international trade agreements mean for existing broadcasting policy and business practices? How are new media changing the face of broadcasting in Canada? Broadcasting Policy in Canada traces the development of Canada's broadcasting legislation and analyses the roles and responsibilities of the key players in the broadcasting system, particularly those of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).Robert Armstrong expresses with remarkable clarity the complicated changes to issues such as Canadian content, media regulation, and tax measures to provide a comprehensive overview of policies that have created the Canadian broadcasting system as it exists today. He also discusses related issues such as new media and the Internet, copyright, social concerns, and cultural diversity in a global media environment. Broadcasting Policy in Canada will serve as a valuable resource for students, policymakers, and industry players of all kinds who are affected by the CRTC's policies and decisions.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 3
History of Canadian Broadcasting Policy to 1968	p. 20
History of Canadian Broadcasting Policy, 1968–1991	p. 41
Structure and Change in Canadian Broadcasting	p. 56
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)	p. 76
Canadian Content Requirements	p. 94
Public Broadcasting	p. 112
Financing Canadian Content	p. 126
Social Issues	p. 143
Broadcasting Distribution	p. 163
Distribution Carriage Arrangements	p. 179
Copyright, Broadcasting, and the Internet	p. 192
Canadian Ownership and Competition Policy	p. 205
Broadcasting and International Trade Agreements	p. 223
Conclusion	p. 232
Section 3 of the Broadcasting Act, 1991	p. 247
Schematic Overview of the Broadcasting Policy Framework	p. 251
Overview of Broadcasting Legislation, 1932–1968	p. 252
Summary of Canadian Content and Expenditure Requirements	p. 253
History of the Canada Media Fund	p. 254
Excerpts from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)	p. 257
Glossary	p. 259
Selected Bibliography	p. 267
Index	p. 273
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