Table of Contents

Contents Preface 1 Introduction2History of Canadian Broadcasting Policy to 1968 3History of Canadian Broadcasting Policy, 1968-19914Structure and Change in Canadian Broadcasting5The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) 6Canadian Content Requirements7Public Broadcasting 8Financing Canadian Content9Social Issues 10Broadcasting Distribution 11Distribution Carriage Arrangements 12Copyright, Broadcasting, and the Internet 13Canadian Ownership and Competition Policy14Broadcasting and International Trade Agreements 15Conclusion Appendices Appendix A Section 3 of the Broadcasting Act, 1991 Appendix B Schematic Overview of the Broadcasting Policy Framework Appendix C Overview of Broadcasting Legislation, 1932-1968 Appendix D Summary of Canadian Content and Expenditure Requirements Appendix E History of the Canada Media Fund Appendix F Excerpts from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Selected Bibliography Glossary Index

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'Informative, comprehensive, and balanced.' -- Charles Dalfen, Chairman of the CRTC, 2002-2006 'Broadcasting Policy in Canada is an important contribution to the understanding of our broadcasting system. Robert Armstrong provides a meticulous and clear synthesis of many complex policy issues. His book is essential reading for all students of broadcasting in Canada.' -- Florian Sauvageau, Departement d'information et de communication, Universite Laval

About the Author

Robert Armstrong is the President of Communications Medias inc., a Montreal-based company specialized in broadcast regulatory issues and strategic planning for radio, television, film and new media. He has also occupied diverse senior management positions in media organizations such as the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and Telefilm Canada. Armstrong has taught economics and economic history at the Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres, the University of Ottawa, McGill University, and Duke University and is the author of many articles in the economic analysis of law, broadcasting and film.