Lots has been said about Canadian television and I don't have anything more to add that hasn't been said already, but one things is true:
Canadian television isn't any better just because I can pay to download it from iTunes.
This is especially annoying when my tax dollars go to fund the CBC in the first place. At least it's free to watch television (although who has rabbit ears anymore so it's not really free because you have to pay for cable to get CBC anyway).
As far as I'm concerned, any CBC content should be made available for free on the internet to Canadians. Same thinking as it used to be in rabbit ears days but the times have changed.
The messaging on the apple.ca home page sounds like some copywriter in New York iTunes who has never crossed the 49th wrote it:
"Your favourite TV shows. Now on iTunes."
Whatever... Do he think we all sit around here in toques watching Strange Brew and Degrassi??????
(At least he got the Canadian spelling of "favourite" right.)
Anyhow, I cancelled my cable awhile ago because there's no new episodes of 24 and Lost. If they get that on iTunes, I won't bother hooking it up again. I'm just as happy watching movies from zip.ca.
Apple: quit wasting your time on getting Canadian television on iTunes and get the iPhone launched in Canada already! And while you're at it, give us parity pricing for the U.S. dollar.
Jeez!!! I'm sick of feeling like a second class Apple citizen these days.
