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What an absolute shame that they completed all this work, went through the digitization of all this legacy media, and then decided to remove all the content fro

What an absolute shame that they completed all this work, went through the digitization of all this legacy media, and then decided to remove all the content from Youtube on an arbitrary date, without any plans to host the media elsewhere in either the short or long-term.

walterbell 3y ago
With public funding, no less! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Media_Fund https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Media_Fund > The fund is composed of contributions made by Canadian broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs)—as mandated by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)—and the federal government. It funds roughly $750 million annually ... On November 17 and 18, 2022, official platforms announced that after more than five years of availability, the service (now considered a pilot project) was to shut down on November 30th. All media was wiped from both YouTube channels on that date, and the Twitter account and Facebook page with lists of content and discussion were made unavailable. It does not appear to have been archived elsewhere, https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoBestFriendsPlay/comments/z9di8u/encore_a_youtube_channel_for_canadian_media/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoBestFriendsPlay/comments/z9di8u/... > The success of the Encore+ pilot project was made possible through a collaborative effort between CMF teams and the industry (Telefilm, unions and guilds, producers, creators, distributors, etc). In total, the project helped preserve our cultural heritage by digitizing and restoring over 3,000 pieces of content that directly contributed to Canada’s audiovisual legacy. In addition, the project resulted in some global sales of the newly digitized Canadian content, new opportunities for fans to see older works that had not been available online, and renewed interest in the content and creators that the CMF (and former CTF) proudly funded. No indication where the content can be purchased. Can't even find a list of the shows that were digitized.

walterbell 3y ago

With public funding, no less! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Media_Fund https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Media_Fund > The fund is composed of contributions made by Canadian broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs)—as mandated by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)—and the federal government. It funds roughly $750 million annually ... On November 17 and 18, 2022, official platforms announced that after more than five years of availability, the service (now considered a pilot project) was to shut down on November 30th. All media was wiped from both YouTube channels on that date, and the Twitter account and Facebook page with lists of content and discussion were made unavailable. It does not appear to have been archived elsewhere, https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoBestFriendsPlay/comments/z9di8u/encore_a_youtube_channel_for_canadian_media/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoBestFriendsPlay/comments/z9di8u/... > The success of the Encore+ pilot project was made possible through a collaborative effort between CMF teams and the industry (Telefilm, unions and guilds, producers, creators, distributors, etc). In total, the project helped preserve our cultural heritage by digitizing and restoring over 3,000 pieces of content that directly contributed to Canada’s audiovisual legacy. In addition, the project resulted in some global sales of the newly digitized Canadian content, new opportunities for fans to see older works that had not been available online, and renewed interest in the content and creators that the CMF (and former CTF) proudly funded. No indication where the content can be purchased. Can't even find a list of the shows that were digitized.