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	Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-24
	Ottawa, 1 March 2006
	The Commission has received the following applications. The deadline for submission of interventions/comments is 5 April 2006.
	Across Canada Application No. 2005-1504-1
1.	Application by Bell Globemedia Inc. (BGM), on behalf of its licensed broadcasting undertakings, seeking the authority to change its effective control in accordance with section 14(4) of the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987 and section 10(4) of the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990.
2.	BCE Inc. (BCE) currently holds 68.5% of the voting interest in BGM. The Woodbridge Company Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary, 1565117 Ontario Limited (collectively "Woodbridge") hold the remaining 31.5% of the voting interest.
3.	BGM owns and controls CTV Inc. (CTV), Canada's largest private broadcaster. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary CTV Television Inc. (CTV Television), CTV owns 25 conventional and 2 transitional digital television stations with their respective transmitters, a satellite-to-cable service Atlantic Satellite Network (ASN) and 2 television networks. Furthermore, BGM has a leading presence in the specialty television business with an ownership interest in numerous specialty services including The Sports Network (TSN), le Réseau des sports (RDS), Discovery Channel, The Comedy Network, Report on Business Television (ROBTv) and CTV Newsnet. BGM, through a subsidiary, also owns The Globe and Mail, a leading national newspaper. A list of the licensed broadcasting undertakings affected by the proposed transactions is attached as Appendix 1 to this public notice.
4.	The applicant proposes a series of transactions that would result in the reorganization of the ownership structure of BGM. The value of the proposed transactions is $685,195,257. It involves the following:
	Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board would acquire from BCE, for a consideration of $282,554,745, a total of 800,000,000 common shares in BGM (20% voting interest);
	Torstar Corporation would acquire from BCE, for a consideration of $282,554,745, a total of 800,000,000 common shares in BGM (20% voting interest); and
	Woodbridge would acquire from BCE, for a total consideration of $120,085,767, a total of 340,000,000 common shares in BGM (increasing its voting interest to 40%).
5.	The applicant indicated that the proposed transactions will result in a change of effective control of BGM rather than a transfer of effective control, as no new entity or shareholder will be acquiring legal or effective control of BGM. The applicant further submitted that the proposed transaction does not, therefore, entail any benefit obligations pursuant to the Commission's benefits policy set out in Building on success - A policy framework for Canadian television, Public Notice CRTC 1999-97, 11 June 1999.
6.	The applicant confirmed its commitment to fulfil the outstanding benefit commitments involving various broadcasting undertakings under BGM as a result of previous transactions.
7.	The Commission invites comments on the proposed transactions.
	Applicant's address: 9 Channel Nine Court Toronto, Ontario M1S 4B5 Fax: (416) 332-4580 E-mail: dspodek@ctv.ca
	Examination of application : See Appendix 2
	[Broadcasting intervention/comments form]

Appendix 1 to Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-24
List of licensed broadcasting undertakings under BGM

CONVENTIONAL TELEVISION

Licensee: CTV Television Inc.

Location of undertaking	Broadcasting undertaking	Transmitters
British Columbia	CIVT-TV Vancouver
	CIVT-DT Vancouver
Alberta	CFCN-TV Calgary	CFCN-TV-1 Drumheller CFCN-TV-2 Banff CFCN-TV-3 Brooks CFCN-TV-6 Drumheller CFCN-TV-13 Pigeon Mountain CFCN-TV-14 Canmore (Harvie Heights) CFCN-TV-16 Oyen
	CFCN-TV-5 Lethbridge	Alberta: CFCN-TV-4 Burmis CFCN-TV-8 Medicine Hat CFCN-TV-17 Waterton Park CFCN-TV-18 Coleman British Columbia: CFCN-TV-9 Cranbrook CFCN-TV-10 Fernie CFCN-TV-11 Sparwood CFCN-TV-12 Moyie CFCN-TV-15 Invermere CFWL-TV-1 Invermere
	CFRN-TV Edmonton	CFRN-TV-7 Lougheed
	CFRN-TV-3 Whitecourt	CFRN-TV-1 Grande Prairie CFRN-TV-2 Peace River CFRN-TV-8 Grouard Mission CFRN-TV-9 Slave Lake CFRN-TV-11 Jasper
	CFRN-TV-4 Ashmont	CFRN-TV-5 Lac La Biche CFRN-TV-12 Athabasca
	CFRN-TV-6 Red Deer	CFRN-TV-10 Rocky Mountain House
Saskatchewan	CFQC-TV Saskatoon	CFQC-TV-1 Stranraer CFQC-TV-2 North Battleford
	CICC-TV Yorkton	CICC-TV-2 Norquay CICC-TV-3 Hudson Bay CIWH-TV Wynyard CIWH-TV-1 Humboldt CIEW-TV Warmley (Carlyle Lake)
	CIPA-TV Prince Albert	CIPA-TV-1 Spiritwood (Alticane) CIPA-TV-2 Big River CKBQ-TV Melfort CKBQ-TV-1 Nipawin
	CKCK-TV Regina	CKCK-TV-1 Colgate CKCK-TV-2 Willow Bunch CKMC-TV Swift Current CKMC-TV-1 Golden Prairie CKMJ-TV Marquis CKCK-TV-7 Fort Qu'Appelle
Manitoba	CKY-TV Winnipeg	CKYA-TV Fisher Branch CKYB-TV Brandon CKYB-TV-1 McCreary CKYD-TV Dauphin CKYF-TV Flin Flon CKYP-TV The Pas CKYS-TV Snow Lake CKYT-TV Thompson
Ontario	CFTO-TV Toronto	CFTO-TV-1 Severn Falls (Orillia) CFTO-TV-2 Bobcaygeon (Peterborough)
	CFTO-DT Toronto
	CHBX-TV Sault Ste. Marie	CHBX-TV-1 Wawa
	CICI-TV Sudbury	CICI-TV-1 Elliot Lake CKNY-TV-11 Huntsville
	CITO-TV Timmins	CITO-TV-1 Kapuskasing CITO-TV-2 Kearns CITO-TV-3 Hearst CITO-TV-4 Chapleau
	CKNY-TV North Bay
	CJOH-TV Ottawa	CJOH-TV-6 Deseronto CJOH-TV-8 Cornwall CJOH-TV-47 Pembroke
	CKCO-TV Kitchener	CKCO-TV-2 Wiarton
	CKCO-TV-3 Oil Springs
	Networks	Scarborough Toronto
Quebec	CFCF-TV Montréal
New Brunswick	CKCW-TV Moncton	New Brunswick: CKAM-TV Upsalquitch Lake CKAM-TV-1 Newcastle CKAM-TV-2 Chatham CKAM-TV-3 Blackville CKAM-TV-4 Doaktown CKCD-TV Campbellton Prince Edward Island: CKCW-TV-1 Charlottetown CKCW-TV-2 St. Edward/St.Louis
	CKLT-TV Saint John	CKLT-TV-1 Florenceville (Woodstock) CKLT-TV-2 Boiestown
Nova Scotia	CJCB-TV Sydney	CJCB-TV-1 Inverness CJCB-TV-2 Antigonish CJCB-TV-3 Dingwall CJCB-TV-4 New Glasgow CJCB-TV-5 Bay St. Lawrence CJCB-TV-6 Port Hawkesbury
	CJCH-TV Halifax	CJCH-TV-1 Canning CJCH-TV-2 Truro CJCH-TV-3 Valley CJCH-TV-4 Bridgetown CJCH-TV-5 Sheet Harbour CJCH-TV-6 Caledonia CJCH-TV-7 Yarmouth CJCH-TV-8 Marinette

SATELLITE-TO-CABLE

Licensee	Location of undertaking	Broadcasting undertaking
CTV Television Inc.	Atlantic Provinces	Atlantic Satellite Network (ASN)

SPECIALTY TELEVISION (National)

Licensee	Type of service	Broadcasting undertaking
CTV Television Inc.	Analog	The Comedy Network (TCN)
		CTV Newsnet
		ROBTv
	Category 1	CTV Travel
	Category 2	CTV NewsVu (Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-377, not yet launched)
CTV Television Inc., on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated	Analog	Talk TV
1163031 Ontario Inc.	Analog	Outdoor Life Network (OLN)
2953285 Canada Inc.	Analog	Discovery Channel
	Category 2	Discovery HD Theatre (Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-519, not yet launched)
Discovery Civilization Canada Company	Category 2	Discovery Civilization Channel
Animal Planet Canada Company	Category 2	Animal Planet
The Sports Network Inc.	Analog	TSN
	Category 2	ESPN Classic Canada
Le Réseau des sports (RDS) inc.	Analog	RDS
	Category 1	Réseau Info Sports (RIS)
	Category 2	Le Réseau Grand Air (Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-347, not yet launched)

Appendix 2 to Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-24
Addresses for public examination of application

ONTARIO
Toronto		Bell Globemedia Inc. / CFTO-TV 9 Channel Nine Court Toronto, Ontario
Kitchener		CKCO-TV 864 King Street West Kitchener, Ontario
Ottawa		CJOH-TV 1500 Merivale Road Nepean, Ontario
Sudbury		CICI-TV 399 Frood Road Sudbury, Ontario
North Bay		CKNY-TV 245 Oak Street North Bay, Ontario
Timmins		CITO-TV 681 Pine Street North Timmins, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie		CHBX-TV 119 East Street Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
QUEBEC
Montréal		CFCF-TV 1205 Papineau Avenue Montréal, Quebec
NEW BRUNSWICK
Moncton		CKCW-TV 191 Halifax Street Moncton, New Brunswick
Saint John		CKLT-TV 75 Prince William Street, Suite 420 Saint John, New Brunswick
NOVA SCOTIA
Halifax		CJCH-TV / ASN 2885 Robie Street Halifax, Nova Scotia
Sydney		CJCB-TV 1283 George Street Sydney, Nova Scotia
MANITOBA
Winnipeg		CKY-TV 1440 Rapelje Avenue, Polo Park Winnipeg, Manitoba
SASKATCHEWAN
Saskatoon		CFQC-TV 216 - 1^st Avenue North Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Prince Albert		CIPA-TV 22 - 10^th Street West Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Regina		CKCK-TV Highway #1 East Regina, Saskatchewan
Yorkton		CICC-TV 95 East Broadway Yorkton, Saskatchewan
ALBERTA
Edmonton		CFRN-TV 18520 Stony Plain Road Edmonton, Alberta
Calgary		CFCN-TV 80 Patina Rise SW Calgary, Alberta
Lethbridge		CFCN-TV-5 640-13^th Street North Lethbridge, Alberta
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Vancouver		CIVT-TV 750 Burrard Street Vancouver, British Columbia
	Public Participation
	Deadline for Interventions/Comments
	5 April 2006
	The intervention must be received by the CRTC and by the applicant on or before the above-mentioned date. The Commission cannot be held responsible for postal delays.
	Your intervention will be considered by the Commission, and will form part of the public record of the proceeding without further notification to you, provided the procedure set out below has been followed. You will be contacted only if your submission raises procedural questions.
	Submit your written intervention to the Secretary General of the Commission in only one of the following formats:
	by using the Broadcasting Intervention/Comments Form located below the description of each application within this public notice
	or
	by mail to CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N2
	or
	by fax at (819) 994-0218
	A true copy must be sent to the applicant and proof that this has been done must accompany the intervention sent to the Commission.
	The Commission advises those who file and serve by electronic mode to exercise caution when using e-mail for service of documents or notification, as it may be difficult to establish that service has occurred.
	Before initiating service through electronic mode, please ensure that you will be able to satisfy the Commission, upon request, that service of the notification was completed.
	Where the intervention is filed by electronic means, the line *End of document* should be entered following the last paragraph of the document, as an indication that the document has not been damaged during electronic transmission.
	Each paragraph of the document should be numbered.
	Your intervention should clearly identify the application and indicate whether you support or oppose the application, or if you propose changes to it, include the facts and grounds for your proposal.
	Important notice
	Note that all information that you provide as part of this public process, except information granted confidentiality, whether sent by postal mail, facsimile, e-mail or through the Commission's web site at www.crtc.gc.ca, becomes part of a publicly accessible file and will be posted on the Commission's web site. This information includes your personal information, such as your full name, e-mail address, postal/street address, telephone and facsimile number(s), and any other personal information you provide.
	Documents received electronically or otherwise will be put on the Commission's web site in their entirety exactly as you send them, including any personal information contained therein, in the official language and format in which they are received. Documents not received electronically will be available in PDF format.
	The personal information you provide will be used and may be disclosed for the purpose for which the information was obtained or compiled by the Commission, or for a use consistent with that purpose.
	Examination of Documents
	An electronic version of applications is available from the Commission's web site by selecting the application number within this notice.
	A list of all interventions/comments will also be available on the Commission's Web site. An electronic version of all interventions/comments submitted will be accessible from this list. To access the list, select "Lists of interventions/comments" under "Public Proceedings" from the Commission's Web site.
	Documents are also available during normal office hours at the local address provided in this notice and at the Commission offices and documentation centres directly involved with these applications or, upon request, within 2 working days, at any other CRTC offices and documentation centres.
	Central Building Les Terrasses de la Chaudière 1 Promenade du Portage, Room 206 Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0N2 Tel: (819) 997-2429 - TDD: 994-0423 FAX: (819) 994-0218
	Metropolitan Place 99 Wyse Road, Suite 1410 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 4S5 Tel: (902) 426-7997 - TDD: 426-6997 FAX: (902) 426-2721
	205 Viger Avenue West Suite 504 Montréal, Quebec H2Z 1G2 Tel: (514) 283-6607
	55 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 624 Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2 Tel: (416) 952-9096
	Kensington Building 275 Portage Avenue, Suite 1810 Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3 Tel: (204) 983-6306 - TDD: 983-8274 FAX: (204) 983-6317
	Cornwall Professional Building 2125 - 11^th Avenue, Room 103 Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3 Tel: (306) 780-3422
	10405 Jasper Avenue, Suite 520 Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4 Tel: (780) 495-3224
	530-580 Hornby Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6 Tel: (604) 666-2111 - TDD: 666-0778 FAX: (604) 666-8322
	Secretary General
	This document is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined in PDF format or in HTML at the following Internet site: www.crtc.gc.ca

Date Modified: 2006-03-01

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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-24

Appendix 1 to Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-24
List of licensed broadcasting undertakings under BGM

CONVENTIONAL TELEVISION

Licensee: CTV Television Inc.

SATELLITE-TO-CABLE

SPECIALTY TELEVISION (National)

Appendix 2 to Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-24
Addresses for public examination of application

ARCHIVED - Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-24

This page has been archived on the Web

Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-24

Appendix 1 to Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-24 List of licensed broadcasting undertakings under BGM

CONVENTIONAL TELEVISION

Licensee: CTV Television Inc.

SATELLITE-TO-CABLE

SPECIALTY TELEVISION (National)

Appendix 2 to Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-24 Addresses for public examination of application

Appendix 1 to Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-24
List of licensed broadcasting undertakings under BGM

Appendix 2 to Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-24
Addresses for public examination of application