Who knew that a local cable access channel in Hamilton, Ontario, would be on the cutting edge of multi-platform media in Canada?

Cable 14 is streaming live on the Internet, in addition to cablecasting to the local population.

“CABLE 14 NOW is an online service that lets Hamiltonians watch live and onDemand video content, all curated by people who love Hamilton. It combines the passion and expertise of our Staff, Community Producers and Production Volunteers with the latest technology to deliver compelling local programming wherever and whenever our viewers demand it.”

The lineup includes Hamilton Life, Vital Signs, The Opinionators and The O Show.

My take: I love this! It immediately made me think of Mike Myers and Wayne’s World, his community access cable TV show broadcast from his basement in Aurora, Illinois. (Hamilton is 500 miles directly east.) Joking aside, the reason this is newsworthy is that cable access just shed its local constraints and potentially expanded its audience worldwide.