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Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2002-151 |
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Ottawa, 5 June 2002 |
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Groupe TVA inc., on behalf of itself and on behalf of Global Television Network Inc., partners in Men TV General Partnership |
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Application 2001-0792-1 |
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Licence amendment for Men TV - addition of program categories |
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Summary |
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The Commission approves an application to amend the licence for Men TV by adding to the list of program categories that may be broadcast by the service. |
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The application |
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The Commission received an application by Groupe TVA inc., on behalf of itself and on behalf of Global Television Network Inc., partners in Men TV General Partnership to amend condition of licence 1(b) for the Men TV speciality service by adding the following program categories to the list of program categories that may be broadcast: |
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The applicant submitted that approval of the application would enable it to provide a high quality service to its subscribers and ensure diversity of choices, while still maintaining the overall orientation of Men TV. |
Current conditions of licence |
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Men TV - a new specialty channel, Decision CRTC 2000-464, 14 December 2000, included the following conditions of licence defining the nature of service that Men TV could provide: |
Nature of service |
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| 1. (a) The licensee shall provide a national English-language Category 1 specialty television service dedicated to men's lifestyle. It will provide programming related to the luxury market, the gourmet market, men's beauty and fitness, the book and music market, outdoor adventures and leisure sports, from a Canadian men's perspective. | |
| (b) The programming must be drawn exclusively from the following categories, as set out in Schedule I to the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990: | |
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| (c) No more than 10% of all programming broadcast during each broadcast week shall be drawn from category 7. | |
Interventions |
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The Commission did not receive any interventions in connection with this application. |
The Commission's determination |
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The Commission considers that the addition of programming from categories 7a, 7d and 7e would expand the diversity of drama and comedy programming available on Men TV. It could also provide new opportunities for Canadian programs to be broadcast on the service. |
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The Commission further considers that paragraphs 1(a) and 1(c) of Men TV's current nature of service conditions of licence set out above would serve to ensure that Men TV maintained its current orientation. All programming broadcast on Men TV must meet the criteria set out in condition of licence 1(a) which stipulates that the service must be dedicated to programming about "men's lifestyle." Furthermore, all programming from category 7 is subject to condition of licence 1(c) which specifies that "no more than 10% of all programming broadcast during each broadcast week shall be drawn from category 7." |
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The licensee further proposed an amendment to its licence to permit Men TV to broadcast programming from categories 12, 13 and 14. The Commission notes that most specialty services are authorized to broadcast programming from these categories, and sees no reason not to allow such programming to be broadcast by Men TV. |
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In light of the above, the Commission hereby approves the application to amend condition of licence 1(b) for Men TV to provide as follows: |
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(b) The programming must be drawn exclusively from the following categories, as set out in Schedule I to the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990: |
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Secretary General |
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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 |
Date Modified: 2002-06-05
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