ARCHIVED - Broadcasting Commission Letter Addressed to Susan Wheeler (Rogers Media Inc.), Kevin Goldstein (Bell Media Inc.), Peggy Tabet (Quebecor Media Inc.)
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Ottawa, 11 August 2016
BY EMAIL
Ms. Susan Wheeler
Vice-President, Regulatory, Media
Rogers Media Inc.
susan.wheeler@rci.rogers.com
Mr. Kevin Goldstein
Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs, Content and Distribution
Bell Media Inc.
Kevin.goldstein@bellmedia.ca
Ms. Peggy Tabet
Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, Broadcasting
Quebecor Media Inc.
Tabet.Peggy@Quebecor.com
Re: Disclosure of information designated as confidential concerning Category C mainstream sports services (applications 2016-0020-6, 2016-0017-2, 2016-0012-2, and 2016-0009-9 related to BCN 2016-225)
Dear Madam, Sir:
This letter is in reference to the Commission’s letter dated 13 July 2016, requiring the disclosure of certain information designated as confidential so that this information can be placed on the public record of the proceeding announced in Broadcasting Notice of Consultation 2016-225 (BNC 2016-225).
In its letter, the Commission requested the licensees to make public historical data as well as financial projections related to discretionary services that are part of their designated groups. This information was to be provided on an individual basis (per service), including the Category C mainstream sports services.
Pursuant to Section 33(4) of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure (the Rules), the licensees, when they receive a Commission request for disclosure, may file a reply with the Commission to justify why the confidentiality designation should be maintained. The Rules provide that the Commission can decide not to require disclosure of the requested information if it is satisfied with the rationale provided.
Bell Media, Rogers Media, and Quebecor Media (respectively the licensees of Sportsnet, TSN and TVA Sports services, referred to hereafter as: the licensees) have each filed a response with the Commission as of 25 July to justify maintaining the confidentiality designation for their Category C mainstream sports services. These responses were added to the public record of the proceeding related to BCN 2016-225. Having examined the rationales provided by the licensees, the Commission considers them to be valid. Accordingly, the Commission will not require disclosure of this information.
Yours sincerely,
Danielle May-Cuconato
Secretary General
cc: dean.shaikh@sjrb.ca, serge.bellerose55@gmail.com, aldo@tlntv.com, sylvie.courtemanche@corusent.com
Appendix A
All applicants:
- Children and Youth CPE spending, by age group, for the 2014-2015 broadcast year and projected spending for the 2015-2016 broadcast year:
- on an aggregate basis for television stations;
- on an individual basis for each discretionary service (to the extent that such information has already been provided on a confidential basis).
Requests related to English-language services
Bell
- Appendix 2:
- total CPE (i) for each discretionary service for broadcast years 2011-2012 to 2015-2016;
- total PNI (iv) for each discretionary service for broadcast years 2011-2012 to 2015-2016.
- Appendix 4: Projected CPE for each discretionary service (including sport services) for broadcast years 2015-2016 to 2020-2021.
- Appendix 5: Financial projections for broadcast year 2015-2016 (aggregate data).
- Appendix 6: Financial projections for each discretionary service (including sport services) for broadcast year 2015-2016 (except the number of subscribers, which may remain confidential).
Corus
- Appendix 4: Total CPE (for Categories 1 to 15) for each discretionary service for broadcast year 2015-2016.
- Appendix 5: Financial projections for broadcast year 2015-2016 (aggregate data).
- Appendix 6:
- Financial projections by service for broadcast year 2015-2016 (except for the number of subscribers, which may remain confidential);
- Total expenses by service for broadcast years 2016-2017 to 2020-2021 (Programming and production; Other expenses).
Telelatino
- Appendix 1: Total CPE (for Cat 1 to 15) by service, for broadcast years 2011-2012 to 2015-2016.
- Appendix 2: Total CPE (i) and total PNI expenditures (iv) for broadcast years 2011-2012 to 2015-2016.
- Appendix 3: Total PNI expenditures by region and by language (all information requested in the table).
- Appendix 4: Projected CPE by service for broadcast years 2015-2016 to 2020-2021.
- Appendix 6: All financial projections, by service (except for the number of subscribers, which may remain confidential).
Rogers
- Appendix 1: Total CPE for OMNI stations (aggregate data) for broadcast year 2015-2016.
- Appendix 4:
- Projected CPE for OMNI stations (aggregate data) for broadcast year 2015-2016;
- Projected CPE for broadcast years 2015-2016 to 2020-2021 for sports services (Sportsnet and Sportsnet One) and network licence.
- Appendix 5: Information requested for broadcast year 2015-2016 for City and OMNI stations (aggregate data).
- Appendix 6: Financial projections for discretionary services (including sport services) for broadcast year 2015-2016 (except the number of subscribers, which may remain confidential).
Requests related to French-language services
Bell
- Appendix 2: Total CPE (i) for broadcast year 2015-2016 and total PNI expenditures (iv) for each discretionary service for broadcast years 2011-2012 to 2015-2016.
- Appendix 4: Projected CPE for each discretionary service (including sport services) for broadcast years 2015-2016 to 2020-2021.
- Appendix 6: Financial projections for each discretionary service (including sport services) for broadcast years 2015-2016 to 2020-2021 (except the number of subscribers, which may remain confidential).
Corus
- Appendix 4: Projected CPE for each discretionary service for broadcast year 2015-2016.
- Appendix 6:
- Financial projections by service for broadcast year 2015‑2016;
- Total expenses by service for broadcast years 2016-2017 to 2020-2021 (Programming and production; Other expenses).
Quebecor (Groupe TVA)
- Appendix 1: Total CPE for each discretionary service for broadcast years 2014-2015 and 2015-2016.
- Appendix 2: Total CPE (i) and Total PNI expenditures (iv) for each discretionary service for broadcast years 2011-2012 to 2015-2016.
- Appendix 4: Total projected CPE for broadcast years 2015-2016 to 2020-2021.
- on an aggregate basis for television stations;
- on an individual bases for each discretionary service.
- Appendix 5: Financial projections for broadcast years 2015-2016 to 2020-2021 (aggregate data).
- Appendix 6: Financial projections for each discretionary service (including sport services) for broadcast years 2015-2016 to 2020-2021 (except the number of subscribers, which may remain confidential).
- List of VOD content offered (including most popular programs).
Group V
- All requested information has already been provided.
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