Good morning, Mr. Chair, committee members and staff. First of all, I would like to thank the committee for inviting Astral to participate in its study on emerging and digital media.
Astral is a Canadian media company, active in the fields of specialty and pay television, radio, new media and out-of-home advertising both in the francophone and anglophone markets across Canada. The impact of the evolution of digital media on the broadcasting sector overall is, for us, a matter of the utmost importance. We have all been witnessing an acceleration of the pace of technological change that has been causing dramatic upheaval in the means of access to content on a variety of platforms. For a business such as ours, this no doubt presents enormities—I am sorry—opportunities—