Broadcasting - Staff Letter addressed to Pamela Dinsmore (Rogers Communications Canada Inc.) and Scott Mitchell (Timeless Inc.)
Ottawa, 26 November 2024
BY EMAIL
Pamela Dinsmore
Vice President, Regulatory Cable and Broadband
Rogers Communications Canada Inc.
Scott Mitchell
Chairman
Timeless Inc.
Subject: Application 2024-0443-2 – Request for review of OneSoccer’s ownership and control further to determinations made in Broadcasting Decision 2023-94; Procedural request regarding the carriage of OneSoccer
Pamela Dinsmore and Scott Mitchell,
This letter concerns an application (2024-0443-2) submitted by Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (RCCI) on 6 August 2024 requesting that the Commission review the ownership and control of OneSoccer further to determinations made in Broadcasting Decision 2023-94. In its application, RCCI requested that the Commission disclose the information relating to OneSoccer’s ownership and control that is on file with the Commission.
The Commission posted RCCI’s application on 23 August 2024. Timeless Inc. (Timeless) provided an answer on 26 August 2024, and RCCI submitted a reply on 3 October 2024.
On 29 October 2024, Commission staff sent a request for information letter to Timeless asking Timeless to file abridged and confidential versions of the documents that it had previously provided to Commission staff.
On 5 November 2024, Timeless provided its response to Commission staff’s letter, including abridged and confidential versions of the requested documents. The abridged versions are now placed on the public record.
Further, this letter concerns a procedural request submitted by Timeless on 22 October 2024. In its request, Timeless requested that the Commission order RCCI and Timeless to mediate, and if necessary, arbitrate a rate and a contract for the carriage by RCCI of the OneSoccer channel. This procedural request letter has also been placed on the public record for application 2024-0443-2.
The Commission has reopened the public record of RCCI’s application. The public may only file additional comments on the additional documents provided by Timeless as part of RCCI’s application and Timeless’ procedural request.
The timelines for this additional process will be concurrent, and will be as follows:
- Comments on RCCI’s application and Timeless’ procedural request may be filed no later than 6 December 2024;
- RCCI and Timeless may file a reply to any further comments by 11 December 2024.
For further information, you may contact Sean Harvey by email at sean.harvey@crtc.gc.ca.
Sincerely,
Original signed by
Scott Hutton
Vice-President, Consumer, Analytics and Strategy
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