Conventional television is no longer the cornerstone or the centrepiece of our broadcasting system; however, it is still the best way to reach a huge audience in one go. Conventional television can no longer bear the largest part of the obligations under the Broadcasting Act. We have an industry that consists primarily of a few integrated broadcasting groups, and there may be further consolidations. These integrated groups will create, acquire and deliver programming in every possible way, over every available platform. We need to define the appropriate role of the public broadcaster in this new environment. Our current model is a jumble of differing rules for different categories. What is required is not a piecemeal fix, but a systemic structural solution. That’s what the process of the coming months is all about. — CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein