Canadian Heritage committee  As we look back over the history of communications for more than 100 years, what you tend to see is that models don't disappear. They diminish and they find a position within the overall system. There were concerns at one time that radio would disappear. Certainly, the role of te

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely. It's worth making a distinction between the advertising-based model and the subscription-based model. We go to some lengths in the report to describe the subscription-based model as much more stable, and perhaps a better way of looking forward to support the productio

Canadian Heritage committee  The largest defining feature between rural and urban environments tends to be access to broadband Internet. When there is access to broadband Internet, you see a larger audience for online services. When there is a lower level of access or lower speeds available, you see a smalle

Canadian Heritage committee  We would say that it's unquestionable that there will remain a traditional type television service. It will adapt and change. One of the reasons we described cable service as still being mature, rather than in decline, is that there are options ahead for them. There is a move to

Canadian Heritage committee  I'll talk about cable numbers, or what we call BDUs. Five years ago the cable penetration rate was closer to 85% in English-language markets. It's now about 71%. That's just cable penetration. Of course, you have over-the-air television layered on top of that. But yes, that's

Canadian Heritage committee  As far as viewing goes, the numbers seems to suggest that it is remaining relatively stable. The number of viewers of our traditional platforms, though, is in decline. One can certainly see that even if the people who remain are continuing to watch roughly the same amount of Cana

Canadian Heritage committee  In terms of the most recent numbers we have access to, we can get you the specifics, but from memory I believe it's 17%.

Canadian Heritage committee  I would say it's closer to 85% versus 15% between those two types of platforms.