From: doug.bryce{at}sympatico.ca (Doug Bryce)

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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