Monday September 8, 2014 – 1pm
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1:00- Sports Panel with the Pick 6 Podcast- Neil Adams, Senior Talk Show Producer and Paul Johnson 570News Afternoon Sports Anchor
A look at week 1 in the NFL.
The Kitchener Rangers had an exhibition game suspended Friday. The game against the Niagara Ice Dogs was halted mid-way through after referees deemed the ice unsafe and will not be rescheduled.
Clayton Kershaw the best pitcher in the MLB since….
1:30- Pick-and-Pay cable coming to Canada?
Canada’s broadcast regulator has issued broad new proposals that could, if adopted, dramatically alter how Canadians receive and pay for their television. The proposals issued Thursday by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission include requiring cable and satellite providers to offer a basic service made up primarily of local Canadian channels – something CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais calls “skinny basic.” But at least one consumer group says the CRTC hasn’t gone far enough and should allow Canadians a “pure choice.” “What store do you walk into, or anywhere else, where you’re told you’ve got to buy certain things before you can buy what you want?” said Bruce Cran, president of the Consumers’ Association of Canada. Consumers should be allowed to buy TV channels one at a time, without having to pay for a basic service, no matter how pared down, he said. “It makes absolutely no sense as far as the consumers’ point of view.” Still, Cran said he understands the CRTC has a mandate under the Broadcasting Act to ensure a certain amount of Canadian content, and that programming is delivered that reflects “Canadians to Canadians.
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