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Ottawa, 10 February 2012

Revised list of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution – Annual compilation of amendments

1.      In Broadcasting Public Notice 2006-55, the Commission announced that it would periodically issue public notices setting out revised lists of eligible satellite services that include references to all amendments that have been made since the previous public notice setting out the lists was issued.

2.      In Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2011-399, the Commission replaced the lists of eligible satellite services with a simplified, consolidated list known as the List of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution (the list). This new list came into effect 1 September 2011.

3.      Accordingly, in Appendix 1 to this regulatory policy, the Commission sets out all amendments made to the list since the issuance of Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2011-43. In addition, the non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution that were approved up to and including 23 January 2012 are set out in Appendix 2.

4.      The Commission notes that, as set out in Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2011-226, CBS College Sports Network was renamed CBS Sports Network. This name change is reflected in Appendix 2.

Secretary General

Related documents

Appendix 1 to Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2012-86

Amendments made to the List of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution since the issuance of Revised lists of eligible satellite services – Annual compilation of amendments, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2011-43, 25 January 2011

Addition of Hope Channel TV to the list of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-32, 23 January 2012

Addition of Dawn News (Urdu) to the list of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-754, 7 December 2011

Addition of GMA News TV to the List of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-731, 25 November 2011

Addition of Gone Viral TV to the list of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-639, 6 October 2011

Addition of Suvarna to the list of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-606, 22 September 2011

Addition of Asianet Plus to the list of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-605, 22 September 2011

Addition of NDTV Profit to the list of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-604, 22 September 2011

Addition of NDTV India to the list of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-603, 22 September 2011

Addition of RAINews to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2011-515, 19 August 2011

Addition of Aapka Colors to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2011-454, 29 July 2011

Addition of Masala Television to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2011-328, 17 May 2011

Addition of six non-Canadian services to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2011-269, 21 April 2011

Addition of SIC Noticias to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2011-208, 24 March 2011

Addition of five non-Canadian Urdu-language services and one non-Canadian English-language service to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2011-175, 11 March 2011

Addition of Jewish Life Television to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2011-45, 26 January 2011

Appendix 2 to Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2012-86

Following is the revised List of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution as of 23 January 2012. Only those services appearing on the most recent list are authorized for distribution. This list is available on the Commission’s website at www.crtc.gc.ca under “Broadcasting Sector” and may be obtained in hard copy on request.

Revised list of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution (as of 23 January 2012)

The notes located at the end of the list form an integral part of the authorization.

 

WCVB-TV Boston/WKBW-TV Buffalo/WVNY Burlington/
WXYZ-TV Detroit/WJET-TV Erie/KSTP-TV Minneapolis/
KXLY-TV Spokane/KOMO-TV Seattle

ABC

 

WBZ-TV Boston/WIVB-TV Buffalo/WCAX-TV Burlington/
WSEE Erie/WTOL-TV Toledo/WCCO-TV Minneapolis/
KREM-TV Spokane/KIRO-TV Seattle/WWJ-TV Detroit

CBS

 

WHDH-TV Boston/WGRZ-TV Buffalo/WPTZ Burlington/
WDIV Detroit/WICU-TV Erie/KARE Minneapolis/
KHQ-TV Spokane/KING-TV Seattle

NBC

 

WUTV Buffalo/WFFF-TV Burlington/WFTC Minneapolis/
WUHF Rochester/KAYU-TV Spokane/KCPQ Tacoma/
WFXT Boston

FOX

 

WGBH-TV Boston/WNED-TV Buffalo/WETK Burlington/
WTVS Detroit/WQLN Erie/KSPS-TV Spokane/KCTS-TV Seattle

PBS

 

KSTW (IND) Tacoma/Seattle

KTLA Los Angeles

KWGN-TV Denver

WGN-TV Chicago

WPCH-TV Atlanta

WPIX New York City

WSBK-TV Boston

 

 

WUAB-TV (IND) Cleveland

 

 

WWOR-TV New York City

 

 

Aaj Tak Channel

 

 

AAJ TV

 

 

Aapka Colors

 

 

Aastha Bhajan

 

 

Al Arabiya News Channel

 

 

Al Jazeera*

 

 

Al Jazeera English

 

 

American Movie Classics

 

 

Ariana Television

 

 

ART America

 

 

ART Movies

 

 

The Arts and Entertainment Network (A&E)

 

 

ARY Musik

 

 

ARY News

 

 

ARY Qtv

 

 

ARY Zauq

 

 

Asianet Plus

 

 

ATV Home Channel (America)

 

 

Azteca 13 International

 

 

Baby TV

 

 

BabyFirstTV

 

 

BBC World

 

 

Beijing TV

 

 

Benfica TV

 

 

Benglavision

 

 

Big Ten Network

 

 

Black Entertainment Television (BET)

 

 

Bloomberg Television

 

 

Bridges TV

 

 

BVN-TV

 

 

Cable News Network (CNN)

 

 

Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-Span)

 

 

Canal 52 MX

 

 

Canal de las Estrellas Latinoamérica

 

 

Canal SUR

 

 

Caracol Television International

 

 

CaribVision

 

 

CBS Sports Network

 

 

CCTV-4

 

 

CCTV Entertainment Channel

 

 

Channel-i

 

 

Channel One

 

 

Channel One Russia Worldwide TV

 

 

Channel [V] Taiwan

 

 

China Yellow River Television Station

 

 

Cine Bangla

 

 

CineLatino

 

 

CNN Headline News (CNN-2)

 

 

CNN International

 

 

Comedy Central

 

 

Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC)

 

 

Court TV

 

 

Cubavision Internacional

 

 

Dandana TV

 

 

Dawn News

 

 

Dawn News (Urdu)

 

 

De Pelicula Channel

 

 

Deutsche Welle

 

 

Dragon TV

 

 

Ekushey TV (ETV)

 

 

El Gourmet.com

 

 

ET-Global Channel

 

 

Eternal Word Television Network

 

 

ETV Bangla

 

 

Eurochannel

 

 

EuroNews

 

 

Eurosportnews

 

 

Express News

 

 

The Filipino Channel

 

 

Fox Business Network

 

 

Fox News

 

 

France 24 (English)

 

 

France 24 (French)

 

 

Future Television Channel

 

 

Game Show Network

 

 

GEO TV

 

 

German Kino Plus

 

 

German TV

 

 

GMA Life TV

 

 

GMA News TV

 

 

GMA Pinoy TV

 

 

The Golf Channel

 

 

Gone Viral TV

 

 

Grandes Documentales de TVE

 

 

HDNet

 

 

Headlines Today Channel

 

 

Hope Channel TV

 

 

Horizon Channel

 

 

HTV

 

 

Hunan Satellite TV

 

 

Indus Music

 

 

Indus Vision

 

 

ITVN

 

 

Jewish Life Television

 

 

Jiangsu International TV Channel

 

 

KTO

 

 

LBC America

 

 

The Learning Channel

 

 

Lifetime Television

 

 

LUXE.TV

 

 

Masala Television

 

 

MBC Channel (America)

 

 

Mezzo

 

 

Military Channel

 

 

MSNBC

 

 

Muslim Television Ahmadiyya

 

 

MyZen.TV

 

 

NASA Television

 

 

NDTV GOOD TIMES

 

 

NDTV India

 

 

NDTV Profit

 

 

Network TEN (Australia)

 

 

NEW SAT

 

 

New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV)

 

 

NFL Network

 

 

NTV Bangla

 

 

Oxygen Network

 

 

Paris-Première

 

 

Phoenix InfoNews Channel

 

 

Phoenix North American Chinese Channel (PNACC)

 

 

Planète

 

 

Planète Thalassa

 

 

Playboy TV**

 

 

Polsat 2 International

 

 

Premiere Futebole Clube (PFC)

 

 

ProSiebenSat.1 Welt

 

 

PTV-Prime USA

 

 

Radio-France outre-mer (RFO1)

 

 

Radio Television Portugal International (RTPi)

 

 

RAI International 2

 

 

RAINews

 

 

Ritmoson Latino Channel

 

 

Romanian Television International (RTVI)

 

 

RTR-Planeta TV

 

 

RTV

 

 

RTV Palma

 

 

Russia Today

 

 

Sahara One

 

 

Sahara Samay

 

 

The Satellite Channel of Southern Television Guandong

 

 

SIC Noticias

 

 

The Silent Network (Kaleidoscope)

 

 

Sony Entertainment Television Asia (SET Asia)

 

 

Sony Max

 

 

Southeast TV Station

 

 

Speed Channel

 

 

Spike TV

 

 

Star Chinese Channel

 

 

Star Chinese Movies 2

 

 

Star India Gold

 

 

Star India News Channel

 

 

Star India One Channel

 

 

Star India Plus

 

 

Sun TV

 

 

Supercanal Caribe

 

 

Suvarna

 

 

TELEFE Internacional

 

 

TL Novelas Channel

 

 

TRACE TV

 

 

TV Asia

 

 

TV Chile

 

 

TVColombia

 

 

TV Globo Internacional

 

 

TV Japan

 

 

TV Land

 

 

TV Polonia

 

 

TVE Internacional

 

 

TV3 Republic of Ireland

 

 

TV3 Television Network (New Zealand)

 

 

TV4 Television Network (New Zealand)

 

 

Turner Classic Movies

 

 

Utilisima

 

 

Vijay Channel

 

 

The Weather Channel (TWC)

 

 

WMNB-TV: Russian-American Broadcasting Company

 

Notes specific to particular services

 

***

On the condition that the licensee has a condition of licence governing the distribution of Al Jazeera

 

****

Playboy TV is only authorized for distribution at the specific request of a subscriber. Distributors are not permitted to package Playboy TV in such a way that subscribers are obligated to purchase Playboy TV in order to purchase any other programming service. Distributors are required to take measures to fully block the reception of both the audio and video portions of Playboy TV to subscribers that request it not be receivable in their home (in either unscrambled or scrambled analog form).

 

General notes

 

 

Authorization for the services on this list is subject to the following:

 

 

  • Providers of these foreign services must have obtained and must remain in possession of all necessary rights for the distribution of their programming in Canada.

 

 

  • Providers of these foreign services must not hold, nor try to obtain, nor exercise, preferential or exclusive programming rights in relation to the distribution of programming in Canada.

 

 

  • Licensees are permitted to distribute to their subscribers no more than two sets of U.S. commercial and non-commercial stations, unless otherwise authorized by the Commission.  Specifically,
    • licensees not already authorized to distribute to their subscribers a set of U.S. commercial stations affiliated with ABC, CBS, NBC and/or Fox and a U.S. non-commercial station affiliated with PBS pursuant to section 20 or 48 of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations, may distribute to their subscribers two sets of such stations taken from this list.
    • licensees distributing to their subscribers one set of U.S commercial stations affiliated with ABC, CBS, NBC and/or Fox and a U.S. non-commercial station affiliated with PBS pursuant to section 20 or 48 of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations may distribute to their subscribers one additional set of such stations taken from this list. Licensees distributing to their subscribers two or more sets of U.S commercial stations affiliated with ABC, CBS, NBC and/or Fox and U.S. non-commercial stations affiliated with PBS pursuant to section 20 or 48 of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations may not distribute an additional set of such signals taken from this list unless otherwise authorized by the Commission.

 

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