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Decision CRTC 2001-291

  Ottawa, 29 May 2001
  The Partners of Canal Indigo
Across Canada 2000-2299-7, 2000-2300-5
  Applications processed by Public Notice CRTC 2001-42 dated 2 April 2001
  Deletion of the requirement that the licensee meet the minimum ratios of Canadian to non-Canadian programming on a per channel basis

1.

The Commission approves the applications by the Partners of Canal Indigo to amend its conditions of licence pertaining to the minimum ratios of Canadian to non-Canadian programming on each of its pay-per-view television services by eliminating the requirement that the licensee meet the ratios on a per channel basis.

2.

Canal Indigo is the licensee of a national French-language pay-per-view television service and a national French-language pay-per-view television service distributed by direct-to-home satellite. Each service is currently subject to the following condition of licence:
 

The licensee shall maintain a film ratio of no less than 1:12 with respect to Canadian:non-Canadian "first run" feature films exhibited on its service in each broadcast year and a ratio of no less than 6:20 for Canadian events for the first 2 years of the licence term, 8:20 in years 3 and 4, 10:20 in years 5 and 6 and 12:20 in year 7, on each channel used for their broadcast." (emphasis added).

3.

The amended condition of licence reads as follows:
 

The licensee shall maintain a film ratio of no less than 1:12 with respect to Canadian:non-Canadian "first run" feature films exhibited on its service in each broadcast year and a ratio of no less than 6:20 for Canadian events for the first 2 years of the licence term, 8:20 in years 3 and 4, 10:20 in years 5 and 6 and 12:20 in year 7.

4.

Canal Indigo considers that the proposed amendment better reflects the realities of pay-per-view scheduling in a digital environment focused on offering an overall service. It will continue to maintain the existing exhibition ratios of Canadian to non-Canadian feature films and events over each entire service, no matter how many digital channels are dedicated to the service.

5.

Except for the DTH pay-per-view national television service which is distributed only in the digital mode, during the transition to full digital deployment, Canal Indigo will continue to meet the minimum ratios of Canadian to non-Canadian programming on a per channel basis for the portion of the service distributed in the analog mode.

6.

The Commission acknowledges the intervention submitted by the Canadian Association of Film Distributors and Exporters and is satisfied with the licensee's response.
  Secretary General
  This decision is to be appended to each licence. It is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined at the following Internet site: www.crtc.gc.ca
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