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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-56
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Ottawa, 28 April 2006
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Addition of ETV Bangla to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis
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The Commission approves a request to add ETV Bangla to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis and amends the Revised list of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution accordingly. The revised lists are available on the Commission's web site at www.crtc.gc.ca under "Industries at a Glance."
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Introduction
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The Commission received a request dated 14 December 2005 from the Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association (CCTA) for the addition of ETV Bangla, a non-Canadian service, to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis (the digital lists). The CCTA described the service as follows:
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ETV Bangla is a 24-hour general interest service offering programming in the Bengali language. ETV Bangla offers a wide range of programming including news, feature films, telefilms, serials, soaps, game shows, music and children's programming.
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The Commission subsequently issued Call for comments on the proposed addition of ETV Bangla to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-10, 23 January 2006.
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On 13 February 2006, Rogers Cable Communications Inc. (Rogers) advised that, with the wind-up of the CCTA announced on 10 February 2006, it would take over as the Canadian sponsor of ETV Bangla.
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The Commission did not receive any comments concerning the proposed addition of ETV Bangla to the digital lists.
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Commission's analysis and determinations
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The Commission's approach to the addition of non-Canadian third-language general interest services is set out in Improving the diversity of third-language television services - A revised approach to assessing requests to add non-Canadian third-language television services to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis,Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2004-96, 16 December 2004 (Public Notice 2004-96). In Public Notice 2004-96, the Commission stated that, going forward, requests to add non-Canadian third-language general interest services to the digital lists would generally be approved, subject, as appropriate, to new distribution and linkage rules described in that Public Notice. In Public Notice 2004-96, the Commission also set out the information that Canadian sponsors are obliged to file in order for the Commission to consider the addition of non-Canadian third-language services to the digital lists.
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The Commission has examined the material filed in support of the request to add ETV Bangla to the digital lists, and is satisfied that the service is a general interest, third-language service in the Bengali language, as described by its sponsor. Thus, the service is appropriately subject to the approach for such services set out in Public Notice 2004-96.
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In light of the above, the Commission approves the addition of ETV Bangla to the digital lists and amends the Revised list of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution accordingly. The lists of eligible satellite services are available on the Commission's web site at www.crtc.gc.ca under "Industries at a Glance" and may be obtained in hard copy on request. The Commission notes that the distribution of this service is subject to the distribution and linkage rules that apply to third-language general interest services added to the digital lists after 16 December 2004, as set out in Distribution and Linkage requirements for Class 1 and Class 2 licensees,Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2005-119, 14 December 2005, and Linkage requirements for Direct-to-home (DTH) satellite distribution undertakings,Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2005-120, 14 December 2005.
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Secretary General
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This document is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined in PDF format or in HTML at the following Internet site: www.crtc.gc.ca
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Date Modified: 2006-04-28