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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2003-36
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See also: 2003-36-1
Ottawa, 11 July 2003
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Call for comments on proposals for the addition of non-Canadian satellite services to the list of services eligible for digital distribution
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Background
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The Commission received requests from three separate Canadian sponsors for the addition of 15 non-Canadian satellite services to the list of satellite services eligible for digital distribution. A brief description of each service, as provided by the sponsor or sponsors, is set out in the appendix to this public notice, along with the name and address of each sponsor.
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In Call for proposals to amend the lists of eligible satellite services through the inclusion of additional non-Canadian services eligible for distribution on a digital basis only,Public Notice CRTC 2000-173, 14 December 2000 (Public Notice 2000-173), the Commission invited proposals to amend the lists of eligible satellite services (the lists) through the inclusion of additional non-Canadian programming services that would be authorized for distribution on a digital basis only. The Commission also stated in Public Notice 2000-173 that any such requests must include the following:
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- evidence that the non-Canadian service has agreed to be sponsored by the Canadian party filing the proposal;
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- a statement from the service provider that it has obtained all necessary rights for distribution of its programming in Canada;
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- a brief description of the service;
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- a copy of the current program schedule;
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- evidence of potential demand, as gathered through discussions with distributors; and
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- an undertaking from the non-Canadian service provider that it does not hold, will not obtain, nor will it exercise, preferential or exclusive programming rights in relation to the distribution.
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With respect to these requests for the addition of non-Canadian satellite services to the lists, the Commission is satisfied that the supporting information required by Public Notice 2000-173 has been provided and that it is appropriate to call for comments at this time. While one of the programming services, Eurochannel, has not yet obtained all of the rights required to distribute its programming in Canada, its sponsor indicated that, if the request is approved, Eurochannel will obtain all such rights before its signal is made available in Canada.
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As stated in Public Notice 2000-173, the Commission intends to assess the current requests in the context of its general policy which, among other things, precludes the addition of new non-Canadian satellite services that can be considered either totally or partially competitive with Canadian specialty or pay television services.
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In applying this policy, the Commission will take into account the descriptions of all specialty and pay television programming undertakings whose licence applications have been approved by the Commission to date. These include all analog specialty television and pay television services as well as the Category 1 and Category 2 specialty programming services approved in Decisions CRTC 2000-449 through 2000-731 and all other Category 2 services licensed to date.
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Call for comments
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Interested parties wishing to file comments on any of the sponsored non-Canadian services listed in the appendix to this public notice are invited to do so. Commenting parties should also submit a true copy of their comments to the appropriate Canadian sponsor, or sponsors if there is more than one for a given service, at the addresses provided in the appendix. Proof that comments have been sent to sponsors must accompany the original of the comments sent to the Commission.
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Comments must be received by the CRTC and by the Canadian sponsors on or before 11 August 2003.
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Parties should clearly identify the request or requests to which their comments apply. They should also indicate whether they support, oppose, or propose changes to the requests, and should include the facts and grounds therefor.
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Sponsors may file a written reply to any comments received concerning their requests. Such replies should be filed with the Commission, and a copy sent to the person who submitted the comments, by no later than 11 September 2003.
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The Commission will not formally acknowledge comments. It will, however, fully consider all comments and they will form part of the public record of the proceeding, provided that the procedures for filing set out below have been followed.
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Procedure for filing comments
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Interested parties can file their comments either electronically (i.e. by email) or on paper. Submissions longer than five pages should include a summary.
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Parties wishing to file their comments electronically can do so by sending them to procedure@crtc.gc.ca.
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Parties wishing to file their comments on paper should send them to the Secretary General, CRTC, Ottawa, K1A 0N2.
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Please number each paragraph of your submission. In addition, please enter the line ***End of document*** following the last paragraph. This will help the Commission verify that the document has not been damaged during transmission.
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The Commission will make comments filed in electronic form available on its web site at www.crtc.gc.ca but only in the official language and format in which they are submitted. Such comments may be accessed in the Public Proceedings section of the CRTC web site. Copies of all comments, whether filed on paper or in electronic form, will also be placed on the public examination file.
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The Commission encourages interested parties to monitor the public examination file (and/or the Commission's web site) for additional information that they may find useful when preparing their comments.
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Examination of public comments and related documents at the following Commission offices during normal business hours
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Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
1 Promenade du Portage, Room G-5
Hull, Quebec K1A 0N2
Tel: (819) 997-2429 - TDD: 994-0423
Fax: (819) 994-0218
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Metropolitan Place,
99 Wyse Road, Suite 1410,
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B3A 4S5.
Tel: (902 426-7997 - TDD: 426-6997
Fax: (902) 426-2721
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405 de Maisonneuve Blvd. East
2nd Floor, Suite B2300
Montréal, Quebec H2L 4J5
Tel: (514) 283-6607 - TDD: 283-8316
Fax: (514) 283-3689
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55 St. Clair Avenue East
Suite 624
Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2
Tel: (416) 952-9096
Fax: (416) 954-6343
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Kensington Building
275 Portage Avenue
Suite 1810
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3
Tel: (204) 983-6306 - TDD: 983-8274
Fax: (204) 983-6317
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Cornwall Professional Building
2125 - 11th Avenue
Room 103
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3
Tel: (306) 780-3422
Fax: (306) 780-3319
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10405 Jasper Avenue
Suite 520
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4
Tel: (780) 495-3224
Fax: (780) 495-3214
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530-580 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6
Tel: (604) 666-2111 - TDD: 666-0778
Fax: (604) 666-8322
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Secretary General
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This document is available in alternate format upon request and may also be examined at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca
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Appendix to Public Notice CRTC 2003-36
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Al Jazeera
Description of the service:
A privately owned programming service in Arabic produced in Qatar and broadcast to North America from Rome. This service specializes in news and discussion programs, including newscasts, talk shows, documentaries, scientific, sports and educational programs. It has correspondents in major Arab and world capitals.
Sponsors' names and addresses:
Canadian Cable Television Association (CCTA)
Suite 1010
360 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1R 7X7
Vidéotron ltée
300, Avenue Viger East
Montréal, Quebec
H2X 3W4
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Art Movies
Description of the service:
A privately owned programming service that is part of the Arab Radio and Television Network, with its headquarters in Saudi Arabia and production facilities spanning the entire Middle East. Art Movies offers Arabic-language programming from Egypt, Lebanon and different regions of the Middle East. It specializes in broadcasting movies, but also presents live events concerning the making of cinema, and celebrity interview shows focussing on Middle Eastern film stars.
Sponsors' names and addresses:
CCTA
(see above address)
Vidéotron ltée
(see above address)
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Azteca 13 Internacional
Description of the service:
A privately owned programming service originating in Mexico, with general interest programming in the Spanish language, featuring sports, entertainment, childrens' programming, music, documentaries and soap operas.
Sponsor's name and address:
Vidéotron ltée
(see above address)
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Canal SUR
Description of service:
A privately owned programming service whose Spanish-language programming originates directly from independent broadcasters from a variety of Latin American countries. Programming consists of news, sports reports, talk shows, variety shows, children's programming and live coverage of events in Latin America such as elections and major news events.
Sponsor's name and address:
Vidéotron ltée
(see above address)
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Cine Latino
Description of service:
A programming service in Spanish offering commercial free programming consisting of Spanish or Latin American films from Mexico, Argentina, Spain, Columbia, Chile, Venezuela and Peru.
Sponsor's name and address:
Vidéotron ltée
(see above address)
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Eurochannel
Description of service:
A privately owned programming service originating from France with programming consisting mainly of films. The films shown are primarily from Spain, France, the UK and Italy, as well as those films that have participated in major European film festivals. The programming is shown in the language of its origination and subtitled in either Spanish or Portuguese. Other programming on this channel includes programs on fashion, travelogues, European design shows, and music programs from Europe.
Sponsor's name and address:
Vidéotron ltée
(see above address)
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German TV
Description of service:
A programming service jointly formed by the two major German public network broadcasters (ARD and EBU) and Germany's only international public broadcaster, Deutsche Welle. German TV provides general interest programming in German, including news and information programming, documentaries, sports, dramas, films, entertainment, variety, and children's programming.
Sponsor's name and address:
CCTA
(see above address)
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Gol TV
Description of the service:
A privately owned programming service that broadcasts mostly soccer-related programming, including live broadcasts or rebroadcasts of over 800 games per year, as well as soccer-themed original programming consisting of talk shows, soccer news and interviews. The programming originates from Mexico, Spain, the United States and other countries where major league soccer games are played. The service offers 60% of its programming in Spanish and English, with Spanish on the primary audio track and English on the secondary audio track.
Sponsor's name and address:
Vidéotron ltée
(see above address)
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Grandes documentales de TVE
Description of the service:
A programming service from Spain's public broadcaster offering Spanish-language original programming originating from Spain consisting of documentaries relating to nature, history, literature, travel, technology and science, biography, arts, and society.
Sponsor's name and address:
Vidéotron ltée
(see above address)
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LBC America
Description of the service:
A programming service based in Lebanon featuring Arabic-language general interest programming such as movies, sports, mini-series, talk shows and news.
Sponsors' names and addresses:
CCTA
(see above address)
Vidéotron ltée
(see above address)
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RAI International
Description of the service:
A programming service from Italy's public broadcaster offering general interest programming in Italian, including dramas, films, music, variety, sports, news, dance and religious programming.
Sponsor's name and address:
Rogers Cable Inc.
333 Bloor Street East
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 1G9
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Romanian Television International (RTVI)
Description of the service:
A programming service from Romania's public broadcaster offering general interest programming, including films, mini-series, news, documentaries, and public affairs programming. The majority of programming is in the Romanian language, with about 3% of it subtitled in English, as well as some French-language films and documentaries.
Sponsor's name and address:
CCTA
(see above address)
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TV Chile
Description of the service:
A programming service originating from Chile consisting of general interest programming in the Spanish language, including family-oriented programming, news, dramas, sports and documentaries.
Sponsor's name and address:
Vidéotron ltée
(see above address)
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TVE Internacional
Description of the service:
A programming service from Spain's public broadcaster providing general interest programming in Spanish. Programming includes films, dramas, news, documentaries, sports, music and children's programming.
Sponsor's name and address:
Vidéotron ltée
(see above address)
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Utilisima
Description of the service:
A programming service originating from Argentina, with programming in Spanish targeted primarily to women. The service includes programming on such topics as fashion, cooking, decorating, beauty and health.
Sponsor's name and address:
Vidéotron ltée
(see above address)
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Date Modified: 2003-07-11
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