ARCHIVED - Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-94
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| Ottawa, 26 February 2009 | ||
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Across Canada Deadline for submission of interventions/comments: 2 April 2009 |
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| The Commission has received the following application: | ||
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[Broadcasting intervention/comments form] |
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TVA Group Inc. Across Canada Application No. 2008-1700-2 |
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Across Canada Application No. 2008-1700-2 |
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| Application by TVA Group Inc. to amend the licence of its French-language Category 2 national specialty programming undertaking known as Prise 2 (previously known as Nostalgie). | ||
| The licensee proposes to amend its condition of licence by adding categories 2(b) and 6(a) as set out in Schedule I of the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990, as amended from time to time. | ||
| The licensee confirms that a maximum of 10% of all programming broadcast during the broadcast month shall be drawn from these new categories. | ||
| The licensee states that this amendment is pursuant to Regulatory frameworks for broadcasting distribution undertakings and discretionary programming services, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-100, 30 October 2008. | ||
| Also, the licensee proposes replacement of its condition of licence with regard to copyright restrictions, which reads as follows: | ||
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All programs drawn from categories 7, 8 and 9 broadcast by the licensee must have copyright protection issued at least 15 years prior to the broadcast year in which they are broadcast. Programs from category 7(d), must have copyright protection issued at least 25 years prior to the year of broadcast; with the exception of Canadian programs from that category, which must have copyright protection issued at least 15 years prior to the year of broadcast. |
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All programs drawn from categories 7, 8 and 9 broadcast by the licensee must have copyright protection issued at least 10 years prior to the broadcast year. Programs from category 7(d) must have copyright protection issued at least 15 years prior to the year of broadcast. |
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| In response to a question from the Commission, the licensee states that it has become difficult to find content that satisfies this condition of licence. | ||
| The licensee also proposes a reduction of its Canadian-content obligations from 35% to 30%, contrary to the requirements set out in Introductory statement – Licensing of new digital pay and specialty services – Corrected Appendix 2, Public Notice CRTC 2000-171-1, 6 March 2001. | ||
| In response to a question from the Commission, the licensee states that equity with other programming services, such as the similar niche service Séries+, is the reason for the above request. | ||
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Licensee's address: TVA Group Inc. 1600 de Maisonneuve Blvd. East Montréal, Quebec H2L 4P2 Fax: 514-380-4664 E-Mail: reglementaires@quebecor.com |
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Examination of application: At the licensee's address and Quebecor Media Regulatory Affairs Department 612, St-Jacques Street South Tower, 15th floor Montréal, Quebec,
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Public Participation |
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Deadline for Interventions/Comments |
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2 April 2009 |
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| The intervention must be received by the Commission and by the applicant on or before the above-mentioned date. The Commission cannot be held responsible for postal delays and will not notify a party whose intervention is received after the deadline date. The intervention will not be considered by the Commission and will not be part of the public file. | ||
| Interventions that will be considered by the Commission, and will form part of the public record of the proceeding without further notification to intervening parties, provided the procedure set out below has been followed. Parties will be contacted only if their submissions raise procedural questions. | ||
| Written interventions should be submitted to the Secretary General of the Commission in only one of the following formats: | ||
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| A true copy must be sent to the applicant, and proof that this has been done must accompany the intervention sent to the Commission. | ||
| The Commission advises those who file and serve by electronic mode to exercise caution when using e-mail for service of documents or notification, as it may be difficult to establish that service has occurred. | ||
| Parties must ensure, before initiating service through electronic mode, that they will be able to satisfy the Commission, upon request, that service of the notification was completed. | ||
| Where the intervention is filed by electronic means, the line ***End of document*** should be entered following the last paragraph of the document, as an indication that the document has not been damaged during electronic transmission. | ||
| Each paragraph of the document should be numbered. | ||
| Interventions should clearly identify the application referred to and indicate whether they support or oppose the application, or, if they propose changes to it, include the facts and grounds for their proposal. | ||
| Important notice | ||
| Note that all information that parties provide as part of this public process, except information granted confidentiality, whether sent by postal mail, facsimile, e-mail or through the Commission's website at www.crtc.gc.ca, becomes part of a publicly accessible file and will be posted on the Commission's website. This information includes personal information, such as full names, e-mail addresses, postal/street addresses, telephone and facsimile numbers, and any other personal information parties provide. | ||
| The personal information that parties provide will be used and may be disclosed for the purpose for which the information was obtained or compiled by the Commission, or for a use consistent with that purpose. | ||
| Documents received electronically or otherwise will be put on the Commission's website in their entirety exactly as received, including any personal information contained therein, in the official language and format in which they are received. Documents not received electronically will be available in PDF format. | ||
| Please note that the information that parties provide to the Commission as part of this public process is entered into an unsearchable database dedicated to this specific public process. This database is accessible only from the webpage of this particular public process. As a result, a general search of our website with the help of either our own search engine or a third-party search engine will not provide access to the information that was provided as part of this public process. | ||
| Examination of Documents | ||
| An electronic version of applications is available from the Commission's website by selecting the application number within this notice. | ||
| A list of all interventions/comments will also be available on the Commission's website. An electronic version of all interventions/comments submitted will be accessible from this list. To access the list, select "Lists of interventions/comments" under "Public Proceedings" from the Commission's website. | ||
| Documents are also available during normal office hours at the local address provided in this notice and at the Commission offices and documentation centres directly involved with these applications, or, upon request, within 2 working days, at any other Commission offices and documentation centres. | ||
| Location of Commission offices | ||
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Toll-free Telephone: 1-877-249-2782 Toll-free TDD: 1-877-909-2782 |
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Central Building Les Terrasses de la Chaudière 1 Promenade du Portage, Room 206 Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0N2 Tel: 819-997-2429 Fax: 819-994-0218 |
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| Regional Offices | ||
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Metropolitan Place 99 Wyse Road Suite 1410 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 4S5 Tel: 902-426-7997 Fax: 902-426-2721 |
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205 Viger Avenue West Suite 504 Montréal, Quebec H2Z 1G2 Tel: 514-283-6607 |
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55 St. Clair Avenue East Suite 624 Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2 Tel: 416-952-9096 |
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Kensington Building 275 Portage Avenue Suite 1810 Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3 Tel: 204-983-6306 TDD: 204-983-8274 Fax: 204-983-6317 |
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Cornwall Professional Building 2125 – 11th Avenue, Room 103 Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3 Tel: 306-780-3422 |
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10405 Jasper Avenue Suite 520 Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4 Tel: 780-495-3224 |
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530-580 Hornby Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6 Tel: 604-666-2111 TDD: 604-666-0778 Fax: 604-666-8322 |
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| Secretary General | ||
| 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: http://www.crtc.gc.ca. | ||
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