This brief essay provides an overview of the state of television broadcasting in Canada. Several components of this industry are reviewed, including developments in programming, audience composition, technology inroads, business and international initiatives.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is an independent public authority that regulates and supervises broadcasting and telecommunications in Canada. Its role in broadcasting “is to balance the interests of consumers, the creative community and distribution industries in implementing the public policy objectives established by Parliament” (“Canadian Culture”).
Canadian television employs almost 60,000 people working with $4 billion each year to develop content made
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