With great programming and increased channels comes even greater subscription fees, or so it might seem to the average Canadian consumer. Digital cable, DTH, video-on-demand, pay channels, and pay-per-view are only a handful of choices now available to viewers, but there is an ever-growing number of unregulated options to lure Canadians away from licensed BDUs.

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While the CRTC is pushing broadcasters and BDUs towards high-definition programming as fast as they can go, the ability of satellite providers to deliver the bandwidth necessary for the HD transition will be pushed to its limits very soon.

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A new exemption order aimed at distinguishing between wireless telco-based mobile video services and yet-to-launch mobile TV services has some wireless network operators upset over its unique take on the broadcast retransmission regime, while others are indifferent.

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Over the past two weeks, the battle over the Canadian Television Fund has shifted from press conferences to Parliamentary committee hearings.

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It was a decision made nearly eight years ago, but the reverberations are clearly still being felt today.

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