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Decision CRTC 2001-292

  Ottawa, 29 May 2001
  Viewer's Choice Canada Inc.
Eastern Canada 2000-2301-0
  Application 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 application by Viewer's Choice Canada Inc. to amend its condition of licence pertaining to minimum ratios of Canadian to non-Canadian programming on the service by eliminating the requirement that the licensee meet the ratios on a per channel basis.
2. Viewer's Choice is the licensee of an English-language pay-per-view television service available via satellite to cable affiliates in eastern Canada (Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces). It is currently subject to a condition of licence (number 2) which reads:
 

The licensee shall retain control at all times over the scheduling of films and events exhibited on the cable television undertakings operated by its affiliates, and shall, in each broadcast year, maintain a minimum Canadian to non-Canadian ratio of 1:20 for first-run film titles, and 1:7 for events, on each channel used for their exhibition." (emphasis added).

3. Amended condition of licence number 2 reads as follows:
 

The licensee shall retain control at all times over the scheduling of films and events exhibited on the cable television undertakings operated by its affiliates, and shall, in each broadcast year, maintain a minimum Canadian to non-Canadian ratio of 1:20 for first-run film titles, and 1:7 for events.

4. Viewers Choice 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 the entire service, no matter how many digital channels are dedicated to the service.
5. During the transition to full digital deployment, Viewers Choice 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 the 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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