CMN 1160 Lecture 4: Canadian Media Ownership

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 1160
• Professor: Pierre Belanger

Document Summary

Telus - satellite tv, optik tv, high-speed internet, home phone, mobility. Shaw global television network, showcase, shaw cable/direct/internet/home phone. Cross-media ownership media conglomerates offer both telecommunications and broadcasting services. Cbc/radio-canada canada"s public media conglomerate; offers radio, tv, internet, satellite-based services. Crtc communications monitoring report 2017 - . 6 billion. 66% anglophones and 54% francophones watched internet tv in that month. Iptv service providers gain 300k new subscribers in 2016, 13. 8% yearly increase. Cable, iptv, satellite tv services had 11. 1 million subscribers in 2016, 1. 1% decline from 2015: broadcasters and tv service provides invested . 1 billion in production of canadian programming in. Overall impact of concentrated ownership in the media industry is a reduction in competition and diversity. Crtc doesn"t regulate ownership of newspapers or internet media b/c it is not part of its mandate. 2008 crtc brought new regulations to restrict cross-media ownership in effect to limit concentration, promote competition, and ensure diversity of editorial voices in the same market.