ARCHIVED - Public Notice CRTC 1999-177-1
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Public Notice |
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See also: 1999-177 Ottawa, 19 November 1999 |
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Public Notice CRTC 1999-177-1
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Various locations across Canada
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Further to its Public Notice 1999-177 dated 2 November 1999, the Commission announces the following:
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AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT, THE FOLLOWING UNDERLINED PARAGRAPH IS REMOVED
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Item 3
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ACROSS CANADA
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Application (199812623) by YTV CANADA, INC. to renew the broadcasting licence of the national, English-language specialty service known as YTV, and to amend the existing licence by:
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- Altering the requirement that all drama programming on YTV have a major character (protagonist) who is a child, youth, puppet, animated character, animal, comic book, folk or super-hero character, classical or historical hero. The licensee proposes that this requirement apply only to programming broadcast between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
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- Deleting the one hour limit on distribution, between 6 p.m. and midnight, of drama produced in the United States.
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- Increasing to 70% from 60%, the minimum amount of Canadian programming broadcast each year, between the hours of 6 p.m. and midnight.
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- Increasing the broadcast of original, first-run Canadian programs acquired from the independent production sector, from a yearly minimum of 90 hours, to 100 hours per year for the first three years of the licence term, and 125 hours for each of the remaining four years.
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- Increasing to 38% from 35% the percentage of annual gross revenues required to be spent on acquiring and investing in Canadian programming.
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- Removing the requirement that a minimum of 35% of non-Canadian programming be devoted to programs from sources outside of North America.
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- Allowing advertising during programs that are directed to children five years of age and younger.
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- Increasing the maximum wholesale rate per subscriber per month, where YTV is carried as part of a distributor's basic service package. Under the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations distributors are allowed to recover this rate from subscribers. The existing YTV wholesale rates are $0.35 in anglophone markets and $0.09 in francophone markets.
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Proposed maximum monthly wholesale rate in anglophone markets:
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From 1 Sept. 1999 to 31 Aug. 2002: $0.38
From 1 Sept. 2002 to end of licence term: $0.40 |
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Proposed maximum monthly wholesale rate in francophone markets:
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From 1 Sept. 1999 to end of licence term: $0.10
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- Requiring that YTV adhere to the guidelines on gender portrayal in the Canadian Association of Broadcaster's (CAB's) Sex Role Portrayal Code for Television and Radio Programming.
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- Requiring that YTV adhere to the CAB's Broadcast Code for Advertising to Children.
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- Requiring that YTV adhere to the guidelines on the depiction of violence in television programming set out in the CAB's Voluntary Code Regarding Violence in Television Programming.
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Examination of application:
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YTV Canada, Inc.
64 Jefferson Avenue Unit 18 Toronto, Ontario M6K 3H3 |
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Shaw Communications Inc.
Suite 900 630 - 3rd Avenue South West Calgary, Alberta |
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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Intervention
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IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE COMMISSION AND PLACED ON THE PUBLIC FILE,
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- submit your original written intervention to the Secretary General of the Commission (CRTC, Ottawa, K1A 0N2). A true copy MUST be sent to the applicant and proof that this has been done must accompany the original intervention sent to the Commission.
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Please note that you may also file your interventions by Electronic Mail
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- the intervention may be filed with the Commission by electronic mail at the following e-mail address: procedure@crtc.gc.ca and should indicate if a true copy has been sent to the applicant. Each paragraph of the document should be numbered. In addition, as an indication that the document has not been damaged during electronic transmission, the line ***End of document*** should be entered following the last paragraph of each document. However, your intervention and the proof of service to the applicant will also have to be filed in hard copy;
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- please note, that only the documents (applications and interventions) electronically filed will be available on the Commission's web site. You will be able to access these documents by indicating the public notice or the notice of public hearing number;
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- the intervention must be received by the CRTC and by the applicant ON OR BEFORE the deadline date indicated below. The Commission cannot be held responsible for postal delays;
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- 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 therefor. In the event that the application is brought to the oral phase of the hearing it would be helpful to the Commission if you provide reasons why your written comments are not sufficient and an appearance is necessary;
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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 above has been followed. You will be contacted only if your submission raises procedural questions.
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DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION:
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8 December 1999
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EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS
DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS |
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Documents are available:
° at the local address provided in this notice; and ° at the following Commission offices: |
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Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière 1 Promenade du Portage, Ground Floor Hull, Quebec K1A 0N2 Tels: (819) 997-2429 - TDD 994-0423 Telecopier: (819) 994-0218 |
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Bank of Commerce Building
Suite 1007 1809 Barrington Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K8 Tels: (902) 426-7997 - TDD 426-6997 Telecopier: (902) 426-2721 |
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405 DeMaisonneuve Boulevard East
2nd Floor, Suite B2300 Montréal, Quebec H2L 4J5 Tels: (514) 283-6607 - TDD 283-8316 Telecopier: (514) 283-3689 |
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Kensington Building
275 Portage Avenue Suite 1810 Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3 Tels: (204) 983-6306 - TDD 983-8274 Telecopier: (204) 983-6317 |
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530 - 580 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6 Tels: (604) 666-2111 - TDD 666-0778 Telecopier: (604) 666-8322 |
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C.R.T.C. Documentation Centre
55 St. Clair Avenue East Suite 624 Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2 Telephone: (416) 952-9096 Telecopier: (416) 954-6343 |
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C.R.T.C. Documentation Centre
Cornwall Professional Building 2125, 11th Avenue, Room 103 Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3 Telephone: (306) 780-3422 Telecopier: (306) 780-3319 |
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Other CRTC offices will also make documents available upon request by interested parties (normal delay: 48 hours).
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This document is available in alternative format upon request and may also be viewed at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca
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Secretary General
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