Directv ran Newsworld on its lineup for awhile, but then replaced it will Al Gore's Current. (see http://mhking.mu.nu/archives/074153.php) The long split is mostly because of Canadian cultural regulation -- Canadian companies can't advertise on non-Canadian media, so they live in a walled garden and have difficulty breaking into a much larger market. The BBC has succeeded fairly well at going global, which tends to stomp smaller Commonwealth countries' efforts in the area. In the long run I expect good programming will be available regardless of where produced.
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Date: 2005-09-28 06:29 pm (UTC)