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Do your friends know that Canada’s big networks, led by CTV, Global and CBC, are asking the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to impose a TV Tax on cable and satellite subscribers for local stations currently available over-the-air for free.
The TV Tax:
- Will cost you an additional $5-10 per month on your cable or satellite bill.
- Will be charged in addition to the CRTC’s Local Programming Improvement Fund fee of 1.5%, which took effect on September 1.
- Is a bailout for the big TV networks that made almost $400 million in operating profits last year. As Canwest CEO Leonard Asper said “our television business alone generates hundreds of millions of dollars in operating profits, so we have a successful business,” adding that “advertising markets are going to come back, the businesses that are underlying Canwest in Canada are significantly profitable, so when we come out of this with a lot less debt, if any debt at all, we’ll be a stronger company.”
- Provides no guarantee that the Big Networks will keep local television stations on the air.
- In many cases is intended to support TV stations not available in your region.
- Will be forced on consumers at the request of the Big TV networks.
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