New Media Hearing: With no business model for web broadcasting, CBC wants ISP levy, too

GATINEAU – There are currently no viable business models for broadcasting in the digital world, both the CBC and Corus Entertainment, two broadcasters who have taken extensive forays into the new media environment, told the CRTC on Thursday. “We have a long way to go to securing a broadcasting model for new media,” Steve Billinger, executive director of digital programming at the CBC, said during the CRTC’s ongoing new media hearings. “What we’ve lost on the traditional broadcasting side is not being made up on the digital side.” Steve Guiton, CBC chief regulatory officer, noted that some revenue being generated...