CHPC Committee Report
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APPENDIX A — SUGGESTED STUDY THEMES What are the financial and other pressures on local broadcasting? How is the decrease in advertising affecting local broadcasting? To what extent are New Media, changing viewing habits, audience fragmentation, and convergence affecting local broadcasting? What additional revenue streams are available for local broadcasting? Would fee for carriage for over-the-air television signals help local broadcasting? TRANSITION TO DIGITAL PROGRAMMING What are the costs to local broadcasters associated with the transition to digital programming? Should the federal government assist local broadcasters in meeting the costs of digital transition, and if so, how? ROLE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT How could the federal government address the situation of local broadcasting? How could cultural development funds ensure the survival of local broadcasting? Will the Canada Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s Local Programming Improvement Fund meet the needs of local broadcasting? Would changes to the regulatory system be effective in meeting the meet the needs of local broadcasting? What impact does the loss of local broadcasting have on the diversity of voices? |