Canadian, not just local TV, is what matters, says ACTRA

TORONTO - While broadcasters and TV distributors fight it out over fee-for-carriage, ACTRA is calling on them both to commit to supporting Canadian programming.Noting that private broadcasters spent $740 million on U.S. and foreign programming versus $54 million on Canadian English-language drama last year, the performers’ union said that private broadcasters and BDUs should reverse this trend “by giving more back to the system without passing the buck on to Canadians”."Performers will support fee-for-carriage if broadcasters commit to putting the money back into producing Canadian programming”, said national executive director Stephen Waddell, in a statement. “We agree that cable companies...