ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 2000-527
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Decision CRTC 2000-527 |
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Ottawa, 14 December 2000 |
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Corus Entertainment Inc. (OBCI)
Across Canada — 200007866 |
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14 August 2000 Public Hearing |
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HorrorVision |
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On 24 November 2000, the Commission approved a Category 2 specialty television service to be known as HorrorVision. The terms and conditions generally applicable to Category 2 services are set out in the public notice accompanying this and other decisions released today. |
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Conditions of licence |
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The licence, when issued, will expire 31 August 2007 and will be subject to the following conditions as well as to those set out in both Public Notice CRTC 2000-171 andin the licence to be issued. |
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Nature of service |
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a) The licensee shall provide a national English-language Category 2 specialty television service designed for Canadian adults 18-49. Programming will consist of horror and thriller movies and series as well as occasional magazine style shows focusing on the genre. The schedule will cover the entire horror genre including selections from Classic Horror, Teen Scream, Thrillers and B-movies. |
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b) The programming must be drawn exclusively from the following categories, as set out in Schedule I to the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990: |
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c) No more than 25% of all programming broadcast during the broadcast week shall be drawn from the thriller genre. |
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Definitions |
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Broadcast day shall have the same meaning as that set out in section 2 of the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987.
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Secretary General |
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This decision is to be appended to the licence. It is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined at the following Internet site: www.crtc.gc.ca |
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