CRTC chair urges broadcasters to get moving on digital transition

CAMBRIDGE, ON – CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein has taken a shot at Canadian broadcasters’ slow progress in converting to digital, urging them to invest in digital infrastructure, including for over-the-air transmission, high-definition Canadian programming and public awareness campaigns. “I am raising this issue with you today because I do not want to get any nasty surprises in 2011. With the few possible exceptions I mentioned will have a major effect on us. Much of our industry will be hard-pressed to do what they have to do in the next 1,168 days. It is time to start moving on this.” The Canadian...