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Ottawa, 20 January 1997
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Decision CRTC 97-18
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Premier Choix:TVEC inc.
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Montréal, Quebec - 199607694
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Licence amendment for Super Écran
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Following Public Notice CRTC 1996-145 dated 8 November 1996, the Commission approves the application by Premier Choix:TVEC inc., licensee of the French-language pay television programming undertaking known as Super Écran, to amend its broadcasting licence in order to authorize the distribution of its service across Canada.
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This service was formerly a regional service authorized for distribution in Quebec, Ontario and the Atlantic region.
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Accordingly, the Commission amends condition of licence no. 1 regarding the nature of service by replacing the word "regional" with "national". The amended condition of licence now reads as follows:
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1. The licensee shall provide a national general interest pay television service in the French language with programming intended for all audiences. The licensee shall not distribute programming from categories 1 (news), 4 (religion), or 5 (education) of Item 6 of Schedule I to the Pay Television Regulations, 1990, and shall not devote more than 5% of its programming schedule during each semester to programming from category 6 (sports) of Item 6, with a maximum of 20 hours in any week. The licensee shall devote at least 50% of its programming schedule during each semester to dramatic programs.
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Regarding the distribution that this service may now anticipate, the Commission would note that in Public Notice CRTC 1996-60 entitled "Access Rules for Broadcasting Distribution Undertakings", the Commission determined that "a broadcasting distribution undertaking to which the access rules apply should distribute, as a general rule, the services of all licensed specialty and pay television undertakings appropriate for its market, to the extent of available channel capacity."
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For direct-to-home (DTH) distribution undertakings, "services appropriate for the market" means all specialty and pay television services. Accordingly, as a result of the approval granted herein, Super Écran should now be distributed by DTH undertakings across Canada.
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As for cable distribution undertakings, this service should be distributed by Class 1 undertakings operating in French-language markets.
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The Commission is of the view that the distribution of this service on a national basis will enhance the choice of French-language programming services that may be offered to Francophones outside Quebec.
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The Commission acknowledges the interventions in support of this application.
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This decision is to be appended to the licence.
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Allan J. Darling
Secretary General |
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