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Ottawa, 16 July 1997
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Decision CRTC 97-356
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Le Réseau des Sports (RDS) inc.
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Montréal, Quebec - 199701222
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Licence amendment
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1. Following Public Notice CRTC 1997-59 dated 20 June 1997, the Commission approves the application by Le Réseau des Sports (RDS) inc., licensee of the French-language specialty programming undertaking known as Le Réseau des Sports (RDS), to amend its broadcasting licence in order to authorize the distribution of its service across Canada.
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2. RDS was formerly available to cable affiliates in eastern Canada (part of Manitoba and all provinces east) for distribution on a dual status basis.
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3. Accordingly, the Commission deletes condition of licence no. 1 and substitutes the following therefor:
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The licensee shall provide a national specialty service in the French language which shall consist of programming dedicated exclusively to all aspects of sports, from categories 1, 3, 5b, 6 and 11 as set out in item 6 of Schedule I of the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990; that is, programming covering professional and amateur sports events, sports newscasts, magazine shows, interviews, commentaries, documentaries, audience participation programs, instruction and training programs and other programs that promote physical fitness.
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4. 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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5. 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, RDS should now be distributed by DTH undertakings across Canada.
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6. As for cable distribution undertakings, this service should be distributed by Class 1 undertakings operating in French-language markets.
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7. 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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This decision is to be appended to the licence.
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Laura M. Talbot-Allan
Secretary General |
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DEC97-356_0
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