Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2020-4
Ottawa, 15 January 2020
Revised list of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution – Annual compilation of amendments
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 2019-2. The non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution approved up to and including 20 December 2019 are set out in Appendix 2.
Secretary General
Related documents
- Revised list of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution – Annual compilation of amendments, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2019-2, 9 January 2019
- 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 2020-4
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 2019-2, 9 January 2019
Addition of Zhejiang International Channel to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2019-313, 4 September 2019
Addition of Great Wall Elite to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2019-312, 4 September 2019
Addition of REVEL TV to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2019-233, 2 July 2019
Addition of ES1 to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2019-98, 3 April 2019
Addition of PeopleTV to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2019-97, 3 April 2019
Addition of Mexicanal to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2019-96, 3 April 2019
Addition of Museum to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2019-46, 15 February 2019
Addition of A+kids to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2019-15, 21 January 2019
Appendix 2 to Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2020-4
Following is the revised List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution as of 20 December 2019. 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 2019)
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
A+kids
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
Alaraby Television
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)
A Wealth of Entertainment
AXS TV
AZ Mundo
Baby TV
BabyFirstTV
Band Internacional
Band News
BBC World
Beijing TV
BeIN Español
Benfica TV
Benglavision
Berbère Télévision
BESTSELLER
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+ International
Canal 2 International
Canal 24 Horas
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
DJAZZ
Dragon TV
Duna World
DW (Deutsch+)
EbonyLife TV
Ekushey TV (ETV)
El Gourmet.com
English Club TV
ES1
Esperanza TV
Eternal Word Television Network
ET-Global Channel
ETV Bangla
Eurochannel
EuroNews
Eurosportnews
FASHIONBOX
Fastnfunbox
Filmbox Arthouse
Fox Business Network
Fox News
FOX Sports Racing
France 24 Arabic
France 24 (English)
France 24 (French)
FunboxUHD
Future Television Channel
Game Show Network
Gamertoon Box
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
Great Wall Elite
Greek Cinema
HAITI HD
HIGHTV 3D
Hope Channel TV
Horizon Channel
HTV
HuffPost Live
Hunan Satellite TV
India Today
Indus Music
Indus Vision
INSIGHT UHD
iROKO PLAY
iROKO PLUS
ITVN
Jewish Life Television
Jiangsu International TV Channel
JUS 24X7
JUS ONE
JUS Punjabi
JUS TV
K TV
Kapatid TV5
Kino Polska Muzyka
Kino Polska International
KTO
LBC America
Lifestyle Network
Lifetime Television
LUXE.TV
Masala Television
MBC Drama HD
Medi 1 TV
Melody
Mello TV
Mexicanal
Mezzo
Milenio Television
MLB Network
Motors TV NorthAm
MSNBC
MULT
Multimedios Television
Museum
Muslim Television Ahmadiyya
MyZen.TV
NASA Television
Nautical Channel
NDTV 27 X 7
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 America News Network
One Caribbean Television
ONE World Sports
OUI TV
Oxygen Network
Pac-12 Network
Paramount Network
Paris-Première
Peace TV
PeopleTV
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
REVEL TV
RIDE TV
RIK
Ritmoson Latino Channel
Romanian Television International (RTVI)
RTL International
RTP3
RTP Açores Internacional
RTR-Planeta TV
RTV
RTV Palma
Russia Today
Sahara One
Sahara Samay
Seasons
Shalom World
SIC Noticias
Sky News Arabia
Sky News International
Sony Entertainment Television Asia (SET Asia)
Southeast TV Station
Sport Plus
Star Chinese Channel
Star Chinese Movies 2
Star HD
Star India Gold
Star India News Channel
Star India Plus
Star International
Stingray Classica
Stingray Festival 4K
Studio Canal
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
Travelxp 4k
TRT WORLD
Turner Classic Movies
TV Asia
TV Chile
TV Globo Internacional
TV Japan
TV Land
TV Naija
TV Polonia
TV Record
TV1000 Russian Kino
TV3 Republic of Ireland
TV3 Television Network (New Zealand)
TV4 Television Network (New Zealand)
TVColombia
TVE Internacional
TVI24
TVI FIÇCAO
TVI Internacional
Utilisima
UTV MOVIES INTERNATIONAL
WAPA America
WMNB-TV: Russian-American Broadcasting Company
WWE Network
Zaiqa TV
Zhejiang International Channel
WCVB-TV Boston/WKBW-TV Buffalo/WVNY Burlington/
WXYZ-TV Detroit/WJET-TV Erie/KSTP-TV Minneapolis/
KXLY-TV Spokane/KOMO-TV Seattle (affiliated with 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 (affiliated with CBS)
WBTS-LD Boston/WGRZ-TV Buffalo/WPTZ Burlington/
WDIV Detroit/WICU-TV Erie/KARE Minneapolis/
KHQ-TV Spokane/KING-TV Seattle (affiliated with NBC)
WUTV Buffalo/WFFF-TV Burlington/WFTC Minneapolis/
WUHF Rochester/KAYU-TV Spokane/KCPQ Tacoma/
WFXT Boston/WJBK-TV Detroit (affiliated with FOX)
WGBH-TV Boston/WNED-TV Buffalo/WETK Burlington/
WTVS Detroit/WQLN Erie/KSPS-TV Spokane/KCTS-TV Seattle (affiliated with PBS)
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.
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