Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world. It was once so rich that Concorde used to fly from Caracas to Paris. But in the last three years its economy has collapsed. Hunger has gripped the nation for years. Now, it’s killing people and animals that are dying of starvation. The Venezuelan government knows, but won’t admit it!!! Four in five Venezuelans live in poverty. People queue for hours to buy food. Much of the time they go without. People are also dying from a lack of medicines. Inflation is at 82,766% and there are warnings it could exceed one million per cent by the end of this year. Venezuelans are trying to get out. The UN says 2.3 million people have fled the country - 7% of the population.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Canadian TV biz goes to court

Canadian TV biz goes to court
It wants regulator to treat ISPs as broadcasters
By BRENDAN KELLY

MONTREAL -- The battle to force Internet Service Providers to be treated like broadcasters went before Canada's Supreme Court on Monday, a case that could have a major impact on the local TV business.
A coalition representing actors, writers and producers argued that ISPs should be forced to follow rules set by federal broadcast regulator the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, including paying a levy to support original Canadian content.

The Internet providers -- including major players Bell Canada and Shaw Communications -- beg to differ.

The entertainment guilds lost the first round in the fight after the Federal Court of Appeal ruled that the ISPs are not broadcasters in July 2010. But in March 2011 the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.

"Internet providers are the broadcasters of the 21st century," said Jay Thomson, VP at the Canadian Media Production Assn. "We want to give the CRTC the chance to review this and to see if there is any way they can support Canadian programming."

The Supreme Court is expected to take between six and eight months to reach a decision.

Thank you Variety.

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