OK! The page remains blank, Five months left until the transition date and not one study shown in the list.Study: Implementation of Canada's Transition to Digital Television
You'd think the might have wanted to do a study years ago.....Meeting No. 44
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage met at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 8-53, 131 Queen St., the Chair, the Hon. Michael D. Chong, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Charlie Angus, Scott Armstrong, Patrick Brown, Hon. Michael D. Chong, Bonnie Crombie, Dean Del Mastro, Royal Galipeau, Carole Lavallée, Roger Pomerleau, Blake Richards, Pablo Rodriguez and Scott Simms.
In attendance: Library of Parliament: Michael Dewing, Analyst; Marion Ménard, Analyst.
Witnesses: Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations (CACTUS): Catherine Edwards, Spokesperson. Media Access Canada: Beverley Milligan, President.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, the Committee resumed its study of the implementation of Canada's transition to digital television.
The witnesses made statements and answered questions.
At 4:31 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Meeting No. 43
Monday, February 28, 2011
The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage met at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 8-53, 131 Queen St., the Chair, the Hon. Michael D. Chong, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Charlie Angus, Scott Armstrong, Patrick Brown, Hon. Michael D. Chong, Bonnie Crombie, Dean Del Mastro, Royal Galipeau, Carole Lavallée, Roger Pomerleau, Blake Richards and Pablo Rodriguez.
Acting Members present: Hon. Hedy Fry for Scott Simms.
In attendance: Library of Parliament: Michael Dewing, Analyst.
Witnesses: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission: Namir Anani, Executive Director, Policy Development and Research; Scott Hutton, Executive Director, Broadcasting; John H. Keogh, Senior General Counsel.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, the Committee commenced its study of the implementation of Canada's transition to digital television.
The witnesses made statements and answered questions.
The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.
On motion of Charlie Angus, it was agreed, — That the appearance of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on Monday, March 7, 2011 be cancelled.
At 4:26 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Yes,.. these hearings are a must listen. Sounds like it is the first 2 meetings so far. They are leaning toward going to bed with Shaw and bell satelite with free boxes/dishes for rural areas as opposed to OTA antenna distribution concerns. Listening, Apparently 93% of Canada now has BDU service and it is suggested at one point that the other 7% of Canadians possibly don't even watch TV.Ota_canuck, if you click on "View all Meetings" you will see the initial meeting was on Monday Feb. 28th, the 2nd was Wednesday.
I just realized you can listen to the proceedings if you click the icon just to the left of "minutes".
But a bit misleading -- while it lists stations in each market, it only provides a link to the home page of the broadcasters website.Great find. I had a quick look at that website and so far it looks very well written.
Can't speak for BB as I didn't see any notice of that nature in their flyer, but Futureshop is more stated that "Requires an HD source, SUCH AS a HD cable or satellite receiver". They are careful not to say Must Have, but fail to indicate that other HD sources can be connected, even money making Blu-ray. They want to, for sure, to believe that there is nothing else out there that can broadcast HD than cable or sat, that's for sure.Look at FutureShop and BestBuy flyers stating HDTVs must have a 'source such as cable or satellite'
I would hope that as the stations add their plans to their websites, the links will be updated to point directly to them. You can't blame the lack of information from the stations on this website.There is no link to any broadcaster's specific plans.
HOUSE OF COMMONS
3rd Session, 40th Parliament
________________________________________
NOTICE OF MEETING
STANDING COMMITTEE ON CANADIAN HERITAGE
Meeting No. 45
Monday, March 7, 2011
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
WITNESSES
Department of Canadian Heritage
Jean-Pierre Blais, Assistant Deputy Minister
Cultural Affairs
Helen Kennedy, Deputy Director General
Broadcasting and Digital Communications Branch
Industry Canada
Marc Dupuis, Director General
Engineering, Planning and Standards Branch, Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications Sector
Contact the Team
Address:
Canadian Heritage
25 Eddy Street, 7th Floor
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0M5
Email: [email protected]
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Is the Canadian Digital Transition being abused for BDU gain?http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1297881135894/1298654210013
Affected? What to Do
Remember, if you watch television via cable, satellite, or via the Internet, you will continue to receive your existing television services. You do not need to buy additional equipment or subscribe to additional TV services.
Your Local Stations Are Switching to Digital Television
If your television has an integrated digital tuner, you will be able to continue viewing local stations that have switched to digital signals.
If your television does not have a digital tuner, but you wish to continue viewing local stations that have switched to digital signals, you have three options:
Install a Digital-to-Analog Converter Box
A digital-to-analog converter box connects to your television and converts digital signals so that they can be viewed on your analog television. If you have more than one television, you will need a converter for each one.
If your rabbit ears are very old and pick up only very high frequency (VHF) signals, you will need to replace them with a set that can pick up both VHF and ultra high frequency (UHF) signals.
See the Digital-to-Analog Converter Box page for more information.
Buy a Digital Television
See the Before You Buy a Television page for more information.
Subscribe to Cable or Satellite
Contact your local provider for information on available services. Remember, there are fees to subscribe to cable or satellite. Private sector programs to provide free satellite service may become available to qualified households. Information about these support programs will be provided at a later date.
Your Local Stations Are Discontinuing Their Broadcasting
If a local station will no longer be broadcasting and you wish to continue viewing the same network, you will need to subscribe to cable or satellite.
If you have more than one television set that is affected, you will need to take action for each set.
Note: Some channels have started to broadcast a significant portion of their content on the Internet. Consult their Web site to see if this alternative would meet your needs.
