Canadian Broadcasting and Telecommunications... regulatory approach to the distribution of news and competitive sports programming in Canada. This policy is a response to Canadians' concerns regarding consumer choice due to program bundling and the inability to select news and sports programs independently (CRTC, 2013c; CRTC, 2014). Based on the Commission's Public Notice on the "Regulatory Framework for Broadcasting Distribution Undertakings and Discretionary Programming Services", the new regulations demonstrate an effort to reduce national regulation on news and sports broadcasts and to encourage greater competition in the Canadian cable market (Armstrong, 2010; CRTC). , 2008; CRTC, 2013c).BackgroundThe Commission preambled in “Review of the Regulatory Framework for Broadcasting Services in Canada” that policies relating to competition and the assembly of broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs) would be reviewed in 2010-2013 ( Dunbar & Leblanc, 2007). The CRTC (2008) issued a public notice indicating its intention to let television package decisions be negotiated between broadcast service providers and programmers. During this period, the majority of stakeholders agreed that packaging restrictions should be reconsidered in future policy frameworks. This delay in regulatory action was partly due to the requirement to "mirror" analogue and digital packaging services and therefore policy changes would not occur until the majority of the market had reached digital saturation in the broadcasting sector. This was expected to occur in the early 2010s. The CRTC (2013b, 2013c) re-examined mandatory distribution...... middle of paper ......cations for mandatory cable and satellite distribution under Section 9(1)(h) of the Broadcasting Act. Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2013-732. Retrieved from http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2013/2013-372.htmCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. (2013c). Distribution of Category C Canadian national news specialty services. Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2013-734. Retrieved from http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2013/2013-734.htmCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. (2014). Let's Talk TV: Report on Comments Received During Phase I. Retrieved from http://www.crtc.gc.ca/broadcast/eng/hearings/2013/2013-563oc2.htmRennie, S. (August 8, 2013) . The CRTC vows to review rules for news channels after rejecting Sun News Network's bid for a basic cable slot. Financial position. Taken from www.financialpost.com

Essay / Canadian Broadcasting and Telecommunications... regulatory approach to the distribution of news and competitive sports programming in Canada. This policy is a response to Canadians' concerns regarding consumer choice due to program bundling and the inability to select news and sports programs independently (CRTC, 2013c; CRTC, 2014). Based on the Commission's Public Notice on the "Regulatory Framework for Broadcasting Distribution Undertakings and Discretionary Programming Services", the new regulations demonstrate an effort to reduce national regulation on news and sports broadcasts and to encourage greater competition in the Canadian cable market (Armstrong, 2010; CRTC). , 2008; CRTC, 2013c).BackgroundThe Commission preambled in “Review of the Regulatory Framework for Broadcasting Services in Canada” that policies relating to competition and the assembly of broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs) would be reviewed in 2010-2013 ( Dunbar & Leblanc, 2007). The CRTC (2008) issued a public notice indicating its intention to let television package decisions be negotiated between broadcast service providers and programmers. During this period, the majority of stakeholders agreed that packaging restrictions should be reconsidered in future policy frameworks. This delay in regulatory action was partly due to the requirement to "mirror" analogue and digital packaging services and therefore policy changes would not occur until the majority of the market had reached digital saturation in the broadcasting sector. This was expected to occur in the early 2010s. The CRTC (2013b, 2013c) re-examined mandatory distribution...... middle of paper ......cations for mandatory cable and satellite distribution under Section 9(1)(h) of the Broadcasting Act. Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2013-732. Retrieved from http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2013/2013-372.htmCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. (2013c). Distribution of Category C Canadian national news specialty services. Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2013-734. Retrieved from http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2013/2013-734.htmCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. (2014). Let's Talk TV: Report on Comments Received During Phase I. Retrieved from http://www.crtc.gc.ca/broadcast/eng/hearings/2013/2013-563oc2.htmRennie, S. (August 8, 2013) . The CRTC vows to review rules for news channels after rejecting Sun News Network's bid for a basic cable slot. Financial position. Taken from www.financialpost.com

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