Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2017-12

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Ottawa, 18 January 2017

Revised list of non-Canadian programming services and stations 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, which would include references to all amendments made since the issuance of the previous public notice setting out the lists.
2. In Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2011-399, the Commission replaced the lists of eligible satellite services with a simplified, consolidated list, which is currently known as the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution (the list). The consolidated 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 last compilation published in Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2016-29.^{Footnote 1} The non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution up to and including 20 December 2016 are set out in Appendix 2.
4. As noted in the following regulatory policies, certain services have been renamed:
   • AZ Mundo (formerly Azteca 13 International, see Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2016-34); and
   • Now Entertainment Channel (formerly Now Mango, see Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2016-235).
5. Further, certain services have been removed from the list:
   • Sony Max (see Broadcasting Decision 2016-173); and
   • MBC Channel (America) (see Broadcasting Decision 2016-123).
6. The above name changes and removal of services are reflected in Appendix 2.

Secretary General

Related documents

• Renaming of Now Mango as Now Entertainment Channel on the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2016-235, 21 June 2016
• Removal of Sony Max from the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-173, 5 May 2016
• Removal of MBC Channel (America) from the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-123, 5 April 2016
• Renaming of Azteca 13 International as AZ Mundo on the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2016-34, 1 February 2016
• Revised list of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution – Annual compilation of amendments, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2016-29, 28 January 2016
• List of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2011-399, 30 June 2011
• A new approach to revisions to the Commission's lists of eligible satellite services, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-55, 28 April 2006

Appendix 1 to Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2017-12

Amendments made to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution since the issuance of Revised list of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution – Annual compilation of amendments, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2016-29, 28 January 2016

• Addition of WBTS-LD Boston to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-489, 20 December 2016
• Addition of MBC Drama HD to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-470, 2 December 2016
• Addition of CincoMas to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-429, 28 October 2016
• Addition of A Bola TV to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-377, 14 September 2016
• Addition of TVI Internacional to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-373, 12 September 2016
• Addition of Medi 1 TV to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-308, 4 August 2016
• Addition of ONE World Sports to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-265, 13 July 2016
• Addition of C-MUSIC to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-236, 21 June 2016
• Renaming of Now Mango as Now Entertainment Channel on the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2016-235, 21 June 2016
• Addition of various non-Canadian programming services to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-234, 21 June 2016
• Removal of Sony Max from the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-173, 5 May 2016
• Addition of Melody and Seasons to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-172, 5 May 2016
• Addition of Canal Q to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-164, 2 May 2016
• Addition of Charming China Entertainment to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-161, 28 April 2016
• Addition of France 24 Arabic to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-124, 5 April 2016
• Removal of MBC Channel (America) from the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-123, 5 April 2016
• Addition of Nautical Channel to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-113, 24 March 2016
• Addition of 5 Kanal to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-104, 18 March 2016
• Addition of Pac-12 Network to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-52, 10 February 2016
• Renaming of Azteca 13 International as AZ Mundo on the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2016-34, 1 February 2016

Appendix 2 to Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2017-12

Following is the revised List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution as of 20 December 2016. Only those services and stations appearing on the most recent list are authorized for distribution. This list can be found on the Commission's website at www.crtc.gc.ca and may be obtained in hard copy on request.

Revised list of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution (as of 20 December 2016)

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

1+1 International

1Music

2M Maroc

2STV

4E TV

5 Kanal

A3

Aaj News

Aaj Tak Channel

AAJ TV

Aapka Colors

Aastha Bhajan

A Bola TV

Africa24

Africa Box Office

Africa Sports

Afrotainment HD

Afrotainment Music HD

Aksyon TV International

Al Arabiya News Channel

Al Jazeera Arabic

Al Jazeera English

AlphaSat

American Heroes Channel

American Movie Classics

Ariana Television

ART America

ART Movies

ARY Musik

ARY News

ARY Qtv

ARY Zauq

Asianet Plus

ATN News

ATV Home Channel (America)

AXS TV

AZ Mundo

Baby TV

BabyFirstTV

Band Internacional

Band News

BBC World

Beijing TV

BeIN Español

Benfica TV

Benglavision

Berbère Télévision

Big Ten Network

Black Entertainment Television (BET)

Bloomberg Television

Bridges TV

Business Plus

BVN-TV

C-MUSIC

Cable News Network (CNN)

Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-Span)

Canal 2 International

Canal 52 MX

Canal Algérie

Canal Antena 3 Internacional

Canal de las Estrellas Latinoamérica

Canal Q

Canal SUR

Caracol Television International

Caribbean Entertainment Everyday Network

CaribVision

CBS Sports Network

CCTV 9 Documentary

CCTV English News

CCTV Entertainment Channel

CCTV-4

CCTV-Français

Centroamerica TV

Channel [V] Taiwan

Channel One

Channel One Russia Worldwide TV

Channel-i

Charming China Entertainment

China Yellow River Television Station

CincoMas

Cine Bangla

CineLatino

Cinema One Global

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

Duna World

DW (Amerika)

EbonyLife TV

Ekushey TV (ETV)

El Gourmet.com

Esperanza TV

Eternal Word Television Network

ET-Global Channel

ETV Bangla

Eurochannel

EuroNews

Eurosportnews

Fox Business Network

Fox News

FOX Sports Racing

France 24 Arabic

France 24 (English)

France 24 (French)

Future Television Channel

Game Show Network

GEO TV

German Kino Plus

GMA Life TV

GMA News TV

GMA Pinoy TV

Gone Viral Music

Gone Viral TV

Gone Viral Vogue

Gone Viral X-treme

Grandes Documentales de TVE

Greek Cinema

HAITI HD

HIGHTV 3D

Hope Channel TV

Horizon Channel

HTV

HuffPost Live

Hunan Satellite TV

India Today

Indus Music

Indus Vision

iROKO PLAY

iROKO PLUS

ITVN

Jewish Life Television

Jiangsu International TV Channel

JUS 24X7

JUS ONE

JUS Punjabi

JUS TV

Kapatid TV5

K TV

KTO

LBC America

Lifestyle Network

Lifetime Television

LUXE.TV

Masala Television

MBC Drama HD

Medi 1 TV

Melody

Mezzo

Milenio Television

MLB Network

Motors TV NorthAm

MSNBC

Multimedios Television

Muslim Television Ahmadiyya

MyZen.TV

NASA Television

Nautical Channel

NDTV GOOD TIMES

NDTV India

NDTV Profit

NetViet

Network TEN (Australia)

NEW SAT

New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV)

NFL Network

NHK WORLD TV

Now BNC

Now Entertainment Channel

NTN24

NTV Bangla

One Caribbean Television

ONE World Sports

OUI TV

Oxygen Network

Pac-12 Network

Paris-Première

Peace TV

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 Global

PTV-Prime USA

Punjab TV

Radio Télévision du Sénégal (RTS)

Radio Télévision Guinéenne (RTG)

Radio Télévision Nationale Congolaise (RTNC)

Radio Television Portugal International (RTPi)

Radiodiffusion Télévision Camerounaise (CRTV)

Radiodiffusion Télévision Ivoirienne (RTI)

Radio-France outre-mer (RFO1)

RAI International 2

RAINews

RAI World Premium

RIK

Ritmoson Latino Channel

Romanian Television International (RTVI)

RTL International

RTR-Planeta TV

RTV

RTV Palma

Russia Today

Sahara One

Sahara Samay

Seasons

SIC Noticias

Sky News International

Sony Entertainment Television Asia (SET Asia)

Southeast TV Station

Spike TV

Sport Plus

Star Chinese Channel

Star Chinese Movies 2

Star India Gold

Star India News Channel

Star India Plus

Star International

Sun TV

Supercanal Caribe

Suvarna

Télé50

TELEFE Internacional

Televisión Dominicana

The Africa Channel

The Arts and Entertainment Network (A&E)

The Filipino Channel

The Golf Channel

The Learning Channel

The Satellite Channel of Southern Television Guangdong

The Silent Network (Kaleidoscope)

The Weather Channel (TWC)

THT Comedy

TL Novelas Channel

TRACE TV

Turner Classic Movies

TV Asia

TV Chile

TV Globo Internacional

TV Japan

TV Land

TV Naija

TV Polonia

TV Record

TV3 Republic of Ireland

TV3 Television Network (New Zealand)

TV4 Television Network (New Zealand)

TVColombia

TVE Internacional

TVI Internacional

Utilisima

UTV MOVIES INTERNATIONAL

WAPA America

WMNB-TV: Russian-American Broadcasting Company

WWE Network

Zaiqa TV

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

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 affiliate)

WBTS-LD Boston/WGRZ-TV Buffalo/WPTZ Burlington/
WDIV Detroit/WICU-TV Erie/KARE Minneapolis/
KHQ-TV Spokane/KING-TV Seattle (NBC affiliate)

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

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

KSTW (IND) Tacoma/Seattle

KTLA Los Angeles

KWGN-TV Denver

WGN-TV Chicago

WHDH-TV Boston

WPCH-TV Atlanta

WPIX New York City

WSBK-TV Boston

WUAB-TV (IND) Cleveland

WWOR-TV New York City

Note specific to a particular service

*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 and stations on this list is subject to the following:

• Providers of the non-Canadian pay and/or specialty services must have obtained and must remain in possession of all necessary rights for the distribution of their programming in Canada.
• Providers of the non-Canadian pay and/or specialty services must not hold, nor try to obtain, nor exercise, preferential or exclusive programming rights in relation to the distribution of programming in Canada.
• The Wholesale Code, set out in the appendix to The Wholesale Code, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2015-438, 24 September 2015, applies as a set of guidelines for non-Canadian pay and/or specialty services. The Commission expects these services to conduct their negotiations and enter into agreements with their Canadian partners in a manner that is consistent with the intent and spirit of the Wholesale Code. In particular, non-Canadian services may not include terms in their affiliation agreements that prohibit the distribution of their services on a stand-alone, build-your-own-package or small package basis.

Date modified:

2017-01-18