TV History (Part II) 4/21/2017 MIT2000
Television in Canada No TV stations pre: 1952 100,000+ watching US TV Business complaints 4/21/2017 MIT2000
Massey Commission (1949-51) Vincent Massey Federal Cultural Policy High Culture democracy critical-thinking citizens US mass culture Public broadcasting CBC-controlled High culture 4/21/2017 MIT2000
CBC: Broadcaster/Regulator 1952-58 Public-private model similar to radio 2 CBC stations (Tor, Mon) private affiliates Why? geography demography TV productions costs US/TV 4/21/2017 MIT2000
Rapid Growth 1960: 6 CBC stations (47 total) Reach 90% of pop 1961: 83% homes w/ TV 6 hours daily viewing high cost of TVs One-station-per-city rule CBC only network until 1961 (CTV) 4/21/2017 MIT2000
Cable TV Antennae/co-axial cable bring signals to home 1950s: rural areas 1964: 4% of homes Why Slow Growth? Phone Companies State/CRTC Regulation 4/21/2017 MIT2000
Cable TV: Growth Years Cabled households 1970 42% 1974 61% 1985 77% US network transmission allowed early 1970s Slower Rate in US 4/21/2017 MIT2000
TV Viewing (1960) CBC: 48 hrs/week programming affiliates carry CBC service Popular US shows (Walt Disney, Leave it to Beaver) Don Messer, Hockey Night in Canada Time Regulator/ Dayparts daytime; after-school; primetime, 4/21/2017 MIT2000
CBC & Advertising (Rutherford) Early 1950s: limited role no direct role in program content Growing reliance: by late 1950s half shows ad sponsored Advertising pays 41% of expenses Why? 4/21/2017 MIT2000
TV Advertising (Rutherford) “‘Show window” in home ‘personalized’, ‘face-to-face’ selling Steady, not rapid, growth 12% of ad total (1971) national, not local hourly restrictions (12 min) high prod. & air-time costs Indirect to Direct (spot) ads 4/21/2017 MIT2000
1960s TV Commercials Canadian Advertising Museum http://www.canadianadvertisingmuseum.com/history.php?r=2 Nestle, Anacin, Craven, Highways, Rose Nestle, Anacin, Craven, Highways, Rose 4/21/2017 MIT2000
McLuhan/Medium Theory Oral Culture Literate/Print Culture Electronic Culture 4/21/2017 MIT2000
Oral Culture/McLuhan Ear culture/speech Closed society Interdependent Communal Circularity, Cyclical Balance of senses Time-bias 4/21/2017 MIT2000
Literate/Print Culture Eye over Ear Shared to separate experiences Introspective/abstract thinking 4/21/2017 MIT2000
Literate/Print Culture Circular to Linear Homogeneity/ Standardization 4/21/2017 MIT2000
Electronic Culture/ McLuhan Re-tribalization Secondary orality Sensory experiences Words (again) as events not object from separate to shared spheres 4/21/2017 MIT2000
Electronic Culture/ McLuhan less-hierarchical; participatory; decentralized Strong effect in West 4/21/2017 MIT2000
Electronic: Hot/Cool Radio: Hot TV: Cool Communication Style Passive/active audiences 4/21/2017 MIT2000
CBC: “The World is a Global Village” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeDnPP6ntic Discuss: cell phone calling and texting 4/21/2017 MIT2000
US TV Content & CDA Global US Celebrity Culture Higher Production Values US imports “I Love Lucy”; “Jackie Gleason” on CBC CDN shows predominate news, public affairs, sports 4/21/2017 MIT2000
CDN Content Regulations (1960) 55% broadcast time as CDN shows cheap CDN game shows Showdown, Party Game, Let’s Make a Deal, “Imports cost less and earn more” 4/21/2017 MIT2000
CDN Content Regulations (today) Today: 60% overall (50% 6-12PM) for Broadcast TV Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO) & CanCon Speciality Channels Differ (e.g. MuchMusic) 4/21/2017 MIT2000
Broadcasting Act, 1968 Canadian Radio-Television Commission Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission -1976 regulatory agency -private/public broadcasting regulate cable TV stronger Canadian content rules ‘arms-length’ role from government 4/21/2017 MIT2000
CRTC (Today) Regulate “all aspects” of CDN broadcasting system TV, cable distribution, AM/FM radio, pay/specialty TV; Direct-to-Home satellite ca. 3,300 broadcasters 4/21/2017 MIT2000
Objectives of Broadcast Regulation Technology (Spectrum) Access Quality/CDN Content Domestic Production/ Cultural Industry 4/21/2017 MIT2000
Specialty TV (Pay, Pay-Per-View) Require cable/satellite not over-the-air transmission Subscription revenues (plus advertising) Narrowcasting market segmentation Life Magazine to “Men’s Health” magazine 4/21/2017 MIT2000
TSN, YTV, Much highly profitable 4/21/2017 MIT2000
MuchMusic (1984-)/ Wagman Sound recording industry Federal Cultural policy cultural nationalism to cultural industries Broadcasters (CHUM) Political Economy 4/21/2017 MIT2000