Canadian Heritage committee  We see this as being critical for driving innovation as Canada moves forward. We have pretty good infrastructure. We have a very well-educated population. We have a respected creative community. We are very plugged into the broadband world, but we're not doing much with it. We

Canadian Heritage committee  I'd like to speak to that. I would say the independent production sector and the creative community in Canada are best able to adapt to the changes that are going on in the digital marketplace. We see the changes that are going on, and our members are evolving the content they pr

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you very much, Dr. Fry. I think these are both excellent questions. Let me deal first with the foreign programming expenditure question, and I'll speak from my own experience at Alliance Atlantis. I'll grant you that specialty programming and conventional programming hav

Canadian Heritage committee  We acknowledge that conventional television faces some business challenges. We would point out, however, that a key factor in their financial challenges is the ever-escalating amount of money they're spending on acquiring foreign, mostly U.S., programming. Broadcasters also must

Canadian Heritage committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and members of the standing committee. We submitted a detailed brief early last week, and we trust that you've had a chance to review it. My name is Norm Bolen. Three weeks ago today, I was appointed president and CEO of the Canadian Film and Televis