From Michael Geist:
Beware of the Scare Tactics: CRTC To Announce Pick-And-Pay TV Today
The specifics are yet to come, but the CRTC will likely require distributors to offer a basic service of Canadian and mandatory channels at a relatively low price (a 2014 working document suggested a cap of between $20 – $30/month), offer consumers a pick-and-pay option, and adjust the Canadian content requirement for bundles.
Consumers will emerge as the clear winners, benefiting from increased choice and the potential to lower their monthly bills. Yet the CRTC decision will undoubtedly be greeted by doomsayers who will argue that pick-and-pay will increase prices and decrease choice (because some channels will fold). Continue reading.
If Bell Satellite actually had this cheap basic package I would get it plus subscribe to Shomi.
well, it’s the death knell for anything that says ‘this is canada’