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Decision

Ottawa, 21 May 1999

Decision CRTC 99-113

New French-language specialty television services - Applications denied (see appended list)

7 December1998 Public Hearing in Montréal

Summary

The Commission denies the 13 applications for licences to operate new French-language specialty television services listed in the appendix to this decision. The Commission has examined the 17 applications considered at the public hearing in accordance with the licensing criteria set out in Public Notices CRTC 1997-33 and 1998-46, as well as in Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 1998-7-2. Four of these applications have been approved in Decisions CRTC 99-109 to 99-112 published today.

1. At the public hearing held on 7 December 1998 in Montreal, the Commission examined 17 applications for licences to operate French-language specialty television services. These applications were filed in response to the call issued by the Commission in Public Notice CRTC 1997-33.

2. As explained in greater detail in Public Notice CRTC 1999-89, which serves as a preamble to the approval decisions also published today, the Commission hereby denies the 13 applications listed in the appendix to this decision.

3. The Commission wishes to thank the many interveners who submitted their comments to the Commission for their participation during this public process.

Secretary General

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Appendix to Decision CRTC 99-113

TVA Group Inc. and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, on behalf of a company to be incorporated (199713011) - service to be called "Télé-Classique"

TVA Group Inc., Radio Nord inc., Publications Intercontinental Inc., Fintel Inc. and Sobela IV Inc., Partners in Le Canal des Affaires, S.E.N.C., a general partnership (199712774) - service to be called "Le Canal des Affaires"

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Bell Satellite Services Inc., on behalf of a company to be incorporated (199713342) - service to be called "Le réseau de l'économie (RDE)"

Câblo Distribution G. inc. (199713384) - service to be called "Télévision Régionale"

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Bell Satellite Services Inc. and La Sept Arte, on behalf of a company to be incorporated (199713350) - service to be called "Le réseau des arts (RDA)"

Premier Choix Networks Inc. (TMN Networks Inc.) (199713144) - service to be called "Canal Justice"

3399273 Canada Inc. (Vision TV, CF Television Inc., Fondation canadienne de la vidéo religieuse, Radio Nord inc., BCE Inc.) (199713152) - service to be called "Réseau Vision"

TVA Group Inc., Les Productions Avanti Ciné Vidéo Inc., La société nouvelle de production de Sherbrooke inc., Groupe Rozon et Comédie France, on behalf of a company to be incorporated (199713045) - service to be called "Télé Ha! Ha!"

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Bell Satellite Services Inc. and the National Film Board, a legal entity to be determined and incorporated (199713368) - service to be called "Le réseau de l'histoire (RDH)"

TVA Group Inc., Serdy Direct inc., Cinar Films inc. and Telemedia Communications Inc., on behalf of a company to be incorporated (199713029) - service to be called "Savoir-Faire"

Radiomutuel inc., Le groupe de radiodiffusion Astral inc. and 3116883 Canada Inc., on behalf of a company to be incorporated (199713079) - service to be called "Canal télé-passeport"

Radiomutuel inc. and HGTV Canada Inc., on behalf of a company to be incorporated (199713053) - service to be called "Le canal chez-moi"

TMN Networks Inc. (199713103) - service to be called "La chaîne gourmande"