WATCH YOUR IN-BOX Friday morning for a new feature from Cartt.ca: Cartt.ca In-Depth.
Appearing once a month for the next 12 months, Cartt.ca In-Depth will provide something that’s gone missing from many media outlets: Long-form journalism.
So, every third Friday of the month – and many thanks to the sponsorship of Fasken Martineau’s Communications Law practice, widely recognized as one of the leaders in the Telecommunications and Broadcasting sector (Lexpert ranks it as a “most frequently recommended” firm) – Cartt.ca will publish a feature interview with a notable senior industry person: someone who has been through a few of the industry wars, who has opinions and isn’t afraid to express them.
Why pick Mr. Rabinovitch first? He meets ALL of our criteria for a Cartt.ca In-Depth interviewee – and our long chat was illuminating, interesting and funny, too.
For example, on foreign ownership, he said:
“Why have Custer’s Last Stand built around communications – and why even have it around broadcasting? Why not accept it? Let CTV be owned by ABC. Let NBC own Global. Then regulate them to have a certain amount of Canadian content.”
On former CBC EVP Richard Stursberg’s departure this summer:
“I think it was very sad. At the end of the day, the president has the right to choose who he wants to work for him. But the fact is, Richard was given a superior rating by his board, by his president, in May. CBC TV had the highest audience share in its history. And his reward was that he was shown the door.”
Check out Cartt.ca tomorrow for the full interview.
