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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2005-37
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Ottawa, 22 April 2005 |
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Call for comments on a request from South Asian Television Canada
Limited to add Sony Entertainment Television Asia to the lists of
eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis, and on
the removal of The Scandinavian Channel
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Request to add Sony Entertainment Television Asia
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In a letter dated 19 December 2002, South
Asian Television Canada Limited (SATV Limited) requested that
the Commission add Sony Entertainment Television Asia (SET Asia),
a non-Canadian Hindi-language programming service, to the lists of
eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis (the
digital lists). |
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SATV Limited described SET Asia as a
satellite-delivered, advertiser-supported, general entertainment
television service that features Hindi-language programs, including
feature films made for television, game shows, sports programs and drama
serials. According to SATV Limited, SET Asia does not broadcast any
subtitled and/or secondary audio programming in English or French. |
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In Review of the approach to assessing
requests to add non-Canadian third-language services to the lists
of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis
– Call for comments, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2004-53,
15 July 2004 (Public Notice 2004-53),
the Commission called for comments on various questions related to
its assessment of requests to add non-Canadian third-language services
to the digital lists. Consistent with the approach set out in Public
Notice 2004-53,
the Commission suspended consideration of SATV Limited’s request to
add SET Asia to the digital lists until the review was complete. |
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In Improving the diversity of third-language
television services – A revised approach to assessing requests to
add non-Canadian third-language television services to the lists of
eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis,
Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2004-96,
16 December 2004 (Public Notice 2004-96),
the Commission set out its revised approach to the assessment of requests
to add non-Canadian third-language television services to the digital
lists, as well as specific information requirements that Canadian
sponsors must file in support of their requests. The Commission will
assess SATV Limited’s request in light of the approach set out in
Public Notice 2004-96. |
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Removal of The Scandinavian Channel from the digital lists
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The Scandinavian Channel, originally
sponsored by the Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association (CCTA),
was added to the digital lists on 13 July 2001.1
The CCTA has indicated that, to the best of its knowledge, The
Scandinavian Channel is no longer in operation. It is the Commission’s
understanding that The Scandinavian Channel ceased to operate on 30
April 2001. |
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Accordingly, the Commission proposes to
delete The Scandinavian Channel from the digital lists. |
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Call for comments
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The Commission calls for comments on SATV
Limited’s request that SET Asia be added to the digital lists and on the
Commission’s proposal to remove The Scandinavian Channel from the
digital lists. Parties submitting comments on the request by SATV
Limited should also submit a true copy of their comments to the Canadian
sponsor, SATV Limited, at the following address: |
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South Asian Television Canada Limited
130 Pony Drive
Newmarket ON
L3Y 7B6
Fax: 905-853-5212
E-mail: prakash@asiantelevision.com
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In the case of SATV Limited’s request,
proof that comments have been sent to SATV Limited must accompany the
original version of the comments sent to the Commission. |
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Comments on both SATV Limited’s request to
add SET Asia to the digital lists and the proposal to remove The
Scandinavian Channel from the digital lists must be received by the
Commission no later than 24 May 2005. In the case of SATV
Limited’s request, a copy of the comments must be received by SATV
Limited no later than the deadline for receipt of comments by the
Commission. |
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SATV Limited may file a written reply to
any comments received concerning its request. This reply should be filed
with the Commission, and a copy sent to the person who submitted the
comments, by no later than 8 June 2005. |
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In the case of both SATV Limited’s request
and the proposal related to The Scandinavian Channel, the Commission
will not formally acknowledge comments. It will, however, fully consider
all comments and they will form part of the public record of the
proceeding, provided that the procedures for filing set out below have
been followed. |
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Procedures for filing comments
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Interested parties can file their comments
to the Secretary General of the Commission: |
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- by using the
Broadcasting Intervention/Comments Form
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OR
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by mail to
CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N2
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OR
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by fax at
(819) 994-0218
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Submissions longer than five pages should
include a summary. |
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Please number each paragraph of your
submission. In addition, please enter the line ***End of document***
following the last paragraph. This will help the Commission verify that
the document has not been damaged during transmission. |
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The Commission will make comments filed in
electronic form available on its web site at www.crtc.gc.ca but only in
the official language and format in which they are submitted. Such
comments may be accessed in the Public Proceedings section of the
CRTC web site. Copies of all comments, whether filed on paper or in
electronic form, will also be placed on the public examination file. |
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The Commission encourages interested
parties to monitor the public examination file and the Commission’s web
site for additional information that they may find useful when preparing
their comments. |
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Examination of public comments and related documents at the
following Commission offices during normal business hours
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Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
1 Promenade du Portage, Room G-5
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0N2
Tel: (819) 997-2429 - TDD: 994-0423
Fax: (819) 994-0218 |
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Metropolitan Place
99 Wyse Road
Suite 1410
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 4S5
Tel: (902) 426-7997 - TDD: 426-6997
Fax: (902) 426-2721 |
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205 Viger Avenue West
Suite 504
Montréal, Quebec H2Z 1G2
Tel: (514) 283-6607 |
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55 St. Clair Avenue East
Suite 624
Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2
Tel: (416) 952-9096 |
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Kensington Building
275 Portage Avenue
Suite 1810
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3
Tel: (204) 983-6306 - TDD: 983-8274
Fax: (204) 983-6317 |
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Cornwall Professional Building
2125 - 11th Avenue
Room 103
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3
Tel: (306) 780-3422 |
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10405 Jasper Avenue
Suite 520
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4
Tel: (780) 495-3224 |
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530-580 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6
Tel: (604) 666-2111 - TDD: 666-0778
Fax: (604) 666-8322 |
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Secretary General |
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This document is available in alternative
format upon request, and may also be examined in PDF
format or in HTML at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca
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Footnote:
1See Revised
lists of eligible satellite services, Public Notice CRTC 2001-82,
13 July 2001. |
