The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is not like most other North American TV networks. Networks like NBC are behind the curve when it comes to content distribution. They have yet to realize that a large portion of their audience prefers to get their entertainment through different means than the television.
While they are starting to understand this change, they are still locking down their content. You can purchase it on iTunes, but it comes wrapped in DRM. You can watch it (some shows) on their site, but only if you are in the US.
CBC however is, as I stated, not like most other North American networks. You can not only download and watch streaming news (like most news stations are doing these days), but you can watch entire episodes of shows like jPod, The Rick Mercer Report, and Air Farce, all on their site, no matter where in the world you may be.
And if that isn’t enough, this Sunday they are airing a program called “Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister“. And on Monday, this program will be officially available on BitTorrent DRM-free. This makes CBC the first broadcaster in North America to do this. The CBC truly understands the needs and wants of one of their largest, and hardest to please, demographics.