Community TV: How local content plus local tech future-proofs Cable 14

HAMILTON – Like many community cable channels, Cable 14 has been airing bingo for some time. Half a century, in fact.To some, that may sound like something from a quaint, bygone era we’ve forgotten about where your grandma would the only one who would still care to watch and play along. However, it’s the second-most popular piece of programming on the channel’s schedule (behind the OHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs games), and it’s not just for the blue-hair set.“You see people watching it in bars and restaurants now. They’re tuning it in and they’re selling bingo cards there. There are bingo parties...