From: "John Beamish" 

I do not think so.

(It's not a lot -- something like 30 seconds -- but that's why we don't get
to see a trailer for the next episode and the Americans do.  You can check
this out occasionally when CTV is broadcasting something against West Wing.
It'll be on CTV at 8:00 and then on the US channel at 9:00.  The US channel
-- the times I watched -- did show a "coming next week" while CTV
did not.)

(This is one of those rare occasions when I wish I had Tivo.)


"Doug Bryce"  wrote in message
news:3e5ea6d8.4098728{at}news.barkto.com...
> Bzzzt ......'signal substitution' is *exactly* what happens (I did
> forget to specify that this is on cable).
>
> For example, here in Hamilton, On we get the CTV affiliates in Toronto
> & Kitchener and there are several programs that they simulcast against
> the same show on an American network (we get Buffalo NY).....we end up
> with *exactly* the same feed on 3 channels (including the annoying
> network logo in the bottom right corner - CTV).
>
> Last weekend, Fox ran the 'X-Men' movie as did CKVR in Barrie.....we
> got the Barrie feed.
>
> If memory serves me right, the rule came into beeing after the feds
> cancelled the tax credit for advertising time purchased on US
> stations.
>
> Doug
>
>
>
> On Thu, 27 Feb 2003 13:11:14 -0500, "John Beamish"
>  wrote:
>
> >'signal substitution' is a slight misnomer.
> >
> >I believe we have more commerical minutes per hour than in the US.  Thus
the
> >Americans get to see teasers for the next episode, we get a commercial
for
> >soup.
> >
> >"Doug Bryce"  wrote in message
> >news:3e5d589d.10930299{at}news.barkto.com...
> >> On Mon, 24 Feb 2003 20:52:41 -0500, "Geo."
 wrote:
> >>
> >> >"Doug Bryce" 
wrote in message
> >> >news:3e5ab772.21644179{at}news.barkto.com...
> >> >
> >> >> Is it too much regulation or the wrong kind ?    Or both ?
> >> >
> >> >They seem to have this need to meddle in free market
situations where
> >there
> >> >is lots of competition in a very effective attempt to
turn them into
> >> >monopolies, then once they are monopolies they try to
turn them back
into
> >a
> >> >competitive market with rules that have no effect at all.
> >> >
> >> >If that's not enough, they also like to force their
morals on everyone
> >> >without any representation of the masses.
> >>
> >> I'm not sure that our CRTC is heavily into the 'morals' angle.....they
> >> *will* investigate viewer/listener complaints about programming,  but
> >> don't seem to do too much.   When the first season of The Sopranos ran
> >> on *broadcast* TV up here, it ran with all of the requisite
> >> disclaimers about content (it ran unedited).   There were a handful of
> >> complaints and I think the CRTC's comment was that there might have
> >> been one or two occasions where the disclaimer didn't run (coming out
> >> of commercial break) and should have done...and that was it.
> >>
> >> We have to deal with 'must carry' and 'signal substitution' rules.
> >> We get stuck with every Canadian channel on 'basic' service and most
> >> of our networks run their US-sourced programming at the same time as
> >> the US networks.....so we get the Canadian feed on both channels.
> >> PITA!!
> >>
> >> Doug
> >>
> >
> >
>

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