CMPA PRIME TIME: Dinsmore and Lantos trade barbs over Canadian film channel

By Perry Hoffman

OTTAWA - Robert Lantos, noted filmmaker and one of the men behind a new Canadian film channel application now before the CRTC, squared off against Pam Dinsmore, vice-president, regulatory at Rogers Communications during a session at Prime Time on the challenges of the Canadian feature film industry. Their exchange likely provided a good preview of what people can expect when Starlight and Rogers appear before the CRTC for its 9(1)(h) hearing in April. Starlight has asked for carriage on all Canadian BDUs with a must-pay wholesale fee for consumers of $0.45 per month. Lantos noted that Canada, in his view,...