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Léger Survey: 78% of Quebecers favour complementarity between public and private networks
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Léger Survey: 78% of Quebecers favour complementarity between public and private networks\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n MONTREAL\n \n ,\n \n Dec. 9, 2020\n \n /CNW Telbec/ - As the tabling of the bill to modernize the federal\n \n Broadcasting Act\n \n has sparked parliamentary and public debate on the future of television, TVA Group commissioned Léger to survey Quebecers' perceptions and opinions about the role and complementarity of public and private television networks in\n \n Quebec\n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Survey highlights\n \n \n \n \n Complementary mandates for public and private broadcasters is in the public interest\n \n \n \n \n 78% of Quebecers believe it is in the public interest for public and private networks to complement rather than compete with each other in the content that they offer.\n \n \n 81% of Quebecers believe the government should ensure that public broadcasters have clear and specific mandates that are distinct from those of private broadcasters.\n \n \n Over 50% of Quebecers believe that the public networks operated by CBC/Radio-Canada should broadcast more content than the private networks do in certain genres, such as documentaries, investigative journalism, local and international news, and\n \n Quebec\n \n and Canadian productions.\n \n \n \n \n No acceptance of paid service\n \n \n \n \n 93% of Quebecers agree that CBC/Radio-Canada should be totally transparent with regard to the financial management of its activities and its use of public funds.\n \n \n 67% of Quebecers believe CBC/Radio-Canada's mandate should include a requirement that it not directly undermine the management and financial profitability of private networks.\n \n \n 74% of Quebecers consider it unacceptable that Radio-Canada, as a public, government-funded television network, offers content available exclusively to paying subscribers to its Tou.tv Extra service.\n \n \n \n In the past, Quebecers and Canadians as a whole have chosen to use taxpayers' money to fund a public broadcaster wit...