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Application to Renew a Broadcasting Licence
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FILING
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File electronically via
Epass by attaching the
application to the Cover Page, which is
available on our web site under "File, Register and Epass". Epass
allows secure transmissions to the Commission and also authenticates your
identity. A
signature is not required when using Epass. For more information, see
Broadcasting Circular CRTC
2005-466,
Electronic filing of applications. |
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When filing your application, please
ensure that the file name of the documents attached to your application form
reflects the ascending order in which they should appear on the public file and
that each file name include a brief description of the document content. For
example, "Doc1-brief description of document"; "Doc2-brief description of
document", and so forth. This will ensure that the application and all related
documents are presented in the correct order once they are made available for
public viewing. |
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Applicants who are unable to file
their application using Epass should contact the Commission’s Specialist,
External Liaison, at (819) 953-4405, for information on alternate filing options.
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| 2. |
INSTRUCTIONS |
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The following
questionnaire is in HTML format and may be downloaded to the word processing
software of your choice. This enables you to complete the downloaded
questionnaire by inserting your response in bold letters immediately
following the question. You may add lines to the tables if necessary but do
not alter or delete any text from the questionnaire. |
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You must file the
Application Brief, which includes the questions and responses, and the Book of
Supporting Documents, identified as Appendices in the questionnaire. |
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The Application Brief,
filed electronically or otherwise, must be divided into sections, and include the
numbered questions, as set out in the questionnaire, each followed by the
corresponding response. |
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If you wish to enhance
or clarify your application, such information should be filed as a
Supplementary Brief identified as APPENDIX 1A in the Book of
Supporting Documents. |
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PUBLIC
EXAMINATION FILE |
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Copies of the
Commission's letters requesting further information and copies of your replies
form part of the application and must be available for examination by the public.
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CONFIDENTIALITY REQUESTS |
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Portions of the
application may be treated as confidential, at your request, pursuant to section
20 of the CRTC Rules of Procedure. |
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The onus is on the
licensee to request confidentiality for the information or material and to
clearly demonstrate that the public interest will best be served by treating the
information as confidential. For further information, refer to Circular No.
429 dated 19 August 1998. |
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Applicants must ensure
that documents that they request be treated as confidential are submitted in a
separate electronic file and must incorporate confidential in the name
of the file. It is incumbent upon applicants to clearly identify the confidential
documents by indicating confidential on each page and, in such cases, to
file an abridged version of the document. |
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For Commission's use |
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications CommissionApplication to Renew a Broadcasting Licence for
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| NAME OF
SERVICE: |
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| TYPE OF UNDERTAKING: |
National ( ) |
Regional (specify): |
| DISTRIBUTION STATUS: |
Dual ( ) |
Modified Dual ( ) |
| Discretionary ( ) |
Category 1 ( ) |
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| ORIGINATION POINT: |
CITY: |
PROVINCE: |
| 1.1 |
IDENTIFICATION OF LICENSEE NAME: ADDRESS: FAX: E-MAIL: CONTACT PERSON REPRESENTING THE LICENSEE |
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| 1.2 |
APPOINTMENT OF AGENT I, _________________________, the licensee, hereby appoint _____________________ as my agent for and on my behalf and in my name to sign, file and complete (if necessary) an application with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission and to sign and file a reply with respect thereto and I do hereby ratify, confirm, and adopt as my own act, such application and all replies made thereto. Date: |
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| 1.3 |
DECLARATION OF THE LICENSEE OR ITS APPOINTED AGENT |
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| I,
___________________________________ SOLEMNLY DECLARE THAT: |
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| a) |
I am the
___________________________ (representative/appointed agent) of the licensee
named in this Application Brief and as such have knowledge of all matters
declared therein. |
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| b) |
The
statements made in this application, or any document filed pursuant to any
request for further information by the Commission, are (will be) to the best of
my knowledge and belief true in all respects. |
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| c) |
The opinions
and estimates given in this application, or any document filed pursuant to any
request for further information by the Commission, are (will be) based on facts
as known to me. |
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| d) |
I have
examined the provisions of the Broadcasting Act and the broadcasting
regulations relevant to this application. |
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AND I HAVE SIGNED Signature: Date: WITNESSED BY Signature: Name (Printed): Date: At: |
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| 1.4 |
EXAMINATION BY THE PUBLIC
Indicate a location, within the area served, where the application may be examined by the general public. ADDRESS: |
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| 1.5 |
COMPLIANCE The undertaking has been
operating in compliance, over the licence term, with the provisions of its
licence, the Broadcasting Act, and all applicable regulations of the CRTC. |
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| YES ( ) |
NO ( ) |
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| If NO,
provide the full details of any non-compliance during the licence term, including
the reasons, any remedial action and, where applicable, the period of time
expected before the undertaking is operating in compliance. Date: At: Signature of Licensee or its appointed agent: |
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| 1.6 |
SAME
TERMS, CONDITIONS AND DEFINITIONS The
licensee proposes to operate this undertaking under the same terms, conditions
and definitions as specified in the current licence and in the last renewal
decision or, if there has been no renewal, in the initial licensing decision, and
as specified in any subsequent written approvals granted during the term of its
current licence. |
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NO ( ) |
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Date: At: Signature of
Licensee or its appointed agent: |
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LICENSEES MUST RESPOND TO QUESTION 1.7 IF RESPONSE TO QUESTION 1.6 IS "NO". |
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| 1.7 |
a) |
Specify
which of the following terms, conditions or definitions you propose to amend: |
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| Wholesale Fee |
YES ( ) |
NO ( ) |
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| Canadian Programming Expenditures |
YES ( ) |
NO ( ) |
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| Nature of Service |
YES ( ) |
NO ( ) |
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| Program Categories |
YES ( ) |
NO ( ) |
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| Canadian Content |
YES ( ) |
NO ( ) |
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| Other |
YES ( ) Specify: |
NO ( ) |
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| b) |
For each
amendment proposed at 1.7a), provide the following: |
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| i) |
Outline your current
commitments in those areas as well as the status of those commitments; |
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| ii) |
Outline your proposed
changes; |
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| iii) |
Provide reasons in
support of the proposed changes in relation to your service overall, the
broadcasting system and the Broadcasting Act; and, |
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| iv) |
Specify the
implications/repercussions if you maintained the current terms,
conditions and definitions. |
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2. OWNERSHIP
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Definitions:
(1)VOTING
SHARES: the shares to which are attached one or more votes, and
includes securities that are convertible into such shares at all times at the
option of the holder. |
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For the licensee: |
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| 2.1
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Complete the following tables providing: |
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| a) |
A list of
the directors and officers, including the Chief Executive Officer. |
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS |
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Name |
Complete Home Address |
Citizenship |
Position |
b) |
A list of shareholders holding 10% or more of the voting shares(1), of the voting rights (when different from the voting shares), and of the Common(2) (participating) shares, by class of shares. |
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CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND
SHAREHOLDERS |
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Shares/ |
Participating |
Votes |
Authorized |
Issued |
Name of Shareholders |
No. |
% of |
Canadian |
c) |
A breakdown between Canadian and non-Canadian of the remaining shares not accounted for in b), by class of shares. |
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Class of |
Shareholders |
Total Number of |
% of |
Canadian |
2.2 |
Provide the same tables as in 2.1 for any corporation holding directly or indirectly 20% or more of the voting interest (voting rights/shares) of the licensee or of any corporation forming part of their ownership chain. |
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SUPPORTING DOCUMENT TO BE APPENDED: |
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| APPENDIX 2A |
Provide all
changes or amendments to the constituting documents (for example, Letters Patent,
By-Laws, etc.) of the licensee, that are not already filed with the Commission.
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3. INDUSTRY CONSOLIDATION AND
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| 3.1 |
Provide a
list of all entities involved in any of the areas listed below, for which any
investment (equity and/or debt securities) is held by the licensee, its
directors, a corporation which directly or indirectly controls the licensee and
any shareholder holding 20% or more of the voting interest of the licensee. |
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| a) |
Other CRTC licence |
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| b) |
Daily newspaper |
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| c) |
Non-daily newspaper or
other media publisher |
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Production or
distribution of programming material |
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Lessor of property,
plant or equipment of licensee |
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Telecommunications
company regulated under the Telecommunications Act |
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Company owning
securities in any of categories (a) to (f) |
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4. PROGRAMMING
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INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION |
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| 4.1 |
a) |
Provide
information on the extent to which your service's programming is from the
independent production sector. |
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| b) |
In Public
Notice CRTC 1999-97, the Commission stated: "Where a broadcasting licensee owns
or has acquired a production company, either in whole or in part, the Commission
will expect the licensee to address the issues arising from vertical integration
at the time of licensing or licence renewal." If applicable, describe the
measures that have been taken to limit the potential for preferential treatment
of affiliated production companies. |
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If the
Commission were to impose a condition of licence requiring a minimum percentage
of programming other than news, current affairs and sports, which is produced by
non-related production companies, indicate what percentage you think would be
appropriate and why.
For this purpose, the Commission defines
non-related as any production company in which the specialty service, or any of
its shareholders, owns or controls, directly or indirectly, less than 30% of the
equity. |
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| REGIONAL
REFLECTION |
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| 4.2 |
a) |
Describe any
initiatives designed to reflect Canada's various regions in your programming. |
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| b) |
Describe any
plans to acquire programming from producers who operate in regions outside the
major production centres (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver). |
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| CANADIAN
TALENT DEVELOPMENT |
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| 4.3 |
Provide a
description of your strategies to develop new Canadian programming and new
Canadian talent. |
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PROGRAMMING POLICY |
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| 4.4 |
Please state
your service's programming policies with respect to explicit violence, adult
scenes and coarse language. |
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| ADULT
PROGRAMMING |
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4.5 |
Do you
intend to distribute adult films or other adult programming on your proposed
service? The Industry Code of programming standards and practices governing
pay, pay-per-view and video-on-demand services (the Industry Code) appended
to Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2003-10, 6 March 2003 (Public Notice CRTC
2003-10), defines adult programming as any program that constitutes an "Adult Sex
Film" under the Detailed Adult Sex Guidelines established by the Ontario Film
Review Board, as amended from time to time. |
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| If YES: |
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| • | Please
provide a proposed internal policy on adult programming as set out in Public
Notice 2003-10; and |
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| • | Confirm that
you will accept, by CONDITION OF LICENCE, adherence to Section D.3 - Adult
Programming, of the Industry Code. |
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NO ( ) |
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If NO, please explain. |
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| TIME
SHIFT |
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| 4.6 |
Do you time
shift? |
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NO ( ) |
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explain. |
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| CULTURAL
DIVERSITY |
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| 4.7 |
Has the
licensee filed a corporate plan on cultural diversity with the Commission?
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NO ( ) |
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| 4.8 |
With respect
to this specific service, describe your strategy for ensuring the reflection of
Canada's cultural diversity. |
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| a) |
Describe how
the programming will reflect the presence of cultural and racial minorities and
Aboriginal people in the communities served, in a manner that is accurate, fair
and non-stereotypical. |
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| b) |
Describe any
specific commitments to initiatives designed to ensure an accurate and fair
reflection and portrayal of all minority groups. |
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| SERVICE
TO THE HEARING IMPAIRED |
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| 4.9 |
English-language Services |
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| a) |
Does the
licensee commit to close-caption at least 90% of all English-language programming
during the broadcast day, in each year of the licence term? |
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| YES ( )
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NO ( ) |
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| If NO,
provide reasons and propose alternative commitment. |
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| b) |
Would you
accept the above commitment as a condition of licence? |
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| YES ( )
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NO ( ) |
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provide reasons. |
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| c) |
Describe the
measures, planned or in place at your service, to ensure the quality,
reliability, and accuracy of your closed-captioning. |
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| 4.10 |
French-language Services |
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| a) |
Paragraph
130 of Public Notice CRTC 1999-97 states: "The Commission considers that
French-language broadcasters should have requirements for closed-captioning of
programming similar to those applicable to English-language broadcasters.",
that is, that French-language broadcasters should work towards close-captioning
90% of all programming during the broadcast day, including 100% of all news
programming.
Provide a plan of the measures you intend to implement for the advancement of French-language closed-captioning to meet the above policy statement. Describe distinct measures for real-time captioning and for other kinds of closed-captioning (for example, offline). |
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| b) |
For each
year of the licence term, set out the MINIMUM percentage of
French-language programming during the broadcast day that will be close-captioned
as follows: |
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YEAR 1 |
YEAR 2 |
YEAR 3 |
YEAR 4 |
YEAR 5 |
YEAR 6 |
YEAR 7 |
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c) |
Does the licensee commit to close captioning at least 90% of all French-language programming beginning in Year 6 of the licence term? |
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| YES ( ) |
NO ( ) |
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| If NO,
provide reasons. |
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| d) |
Would you
accept the above commitments as a condition of licence? |
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| YES ( ) |
NO ( ) |
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| If NO,
provide reasons. |
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| e) |
Describe the
measures, planned or in place at your service, to ensure the quality,
reliability, and accuracy of your closed-captioning. |
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| 4.11 |
Ethnic
Services |
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| a) |
English-language programming
Does the licensee commit to close-caption at least 90% of all English-language programming during the broadcast day, in each year of the licence term? |
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| YES ( )
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NO ( ) |
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| If NO,
provide reasons and propose alternative commitment. |
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| b) |
French-language programming
For each year of the licence term, set out the MINIMUM percentage of French-language programming during the broadcast day that will be close-captioned as follows: |
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YEAR 1 |
YEAR 2 |
YEAR 3 |
YEAR 4 |
YEAR 5 |
YEAR 6 |
YEAR 7 |
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| % of ALL programming to be close-captioned in a broadcast day |
c) |
Third-language programming For each year of the licence term, set out the
MINIMUM percentage of third-language programming during the broadcast day
that will be close-captioned as follows: |
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YEAR 1 |
YEAR 2 |
YEAR 3 |
YEAR 4 |
YEAR 5 |
YEAR 6 |
YEAR 7 |
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d) |
Would you accept the above commitments as a condition of licence? |
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| YES ( ) |
NO ( ) |
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| If NO,
provide reasons. |
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| e) |
Describe the
measures, planned or in place at your service, to ensure the quality,
reliability, and accuracy of your closed-captioning. |
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| SERVICE
TO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED |
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| 4.12 |
a) |
Describe the
steps you are taking to improve the accessibility of your service for persons who
are visually impaired. |
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| b) |
Describe
your activities and plans to provide audio description of textual, graphic design
and still image elements that are posted on the screen, such as phone numbers,
stock information, or weather maps. |
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| c) |
Is the
licensee technically capable of providing descriptive video, for example, via the
Secondary Audio Programming (SAP) channel? |
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| YES ( ) |
NO ( ) |
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| If NO,
explain any challenges of becoming technically capable, and the steps you plan to
take to become technically capable. |
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| d) |
For each
year of the licence term, set out the MINIMUM number of hours of Canadian
programming you are prepared to describe in each broadcast month: |
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YEAR 1 |
YEAR 2 |
YEAR 3 |
YEAR 4 |
YEAR 5 |
YEAR 6 |
YEAR 7 |
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| Hours of described
Canadian programming per month |
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e) |
Indicate what proportion of the hours will be original: _______ % |
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| f) |
Would you
accept the above commitments as a condition of licence? |
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| YES ( ) |
NO ( ) |
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| If NO,
provide reasons. |
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QUESTIONS 4.13 TO 4.19 TO BE COMPLETED ONLY IF RESPONSE TO QUESTION 1.6 IS "NO"
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| NATURE
OF SERVICE |
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| 4.13 |
a) |
Language |
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Language |
(Ö) |
| English | |
| French | |
| Bilingual -- English: French: |
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| Other (specify): |
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b) |
If the service will target an ethnic group(s), please indicate % of ethnic programming as defined in Public Notice CRTC 1999-117: ___________%. |
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| c) |
Provide a
brief description of service which you would accept as a CONDITION OF LICENCE
defining the nature of the proposed service: |
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| d) |
Indicate the
program categories from which programming will be drawn (as defined in Public
Notice CRTC 1999-205): |
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1 |
News |
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2a |
Analysis and
Interpretation |
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2b |
Long-form documentary |
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3 |
Reporting and
Actualities |
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4 |
Religion |
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5a |
Formal Education and
Pre-school |
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5b |
Informal
Education/Recreation and Leisure |
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6a |
Professional sports |
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6b |
Amateur sports |
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7a |
Ongoing dramatic series |
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7b |
Ongoing comedy series
(sitcoms) |
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7c |
Specials, mini-series,
made-for-TV feature films |
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7d |
Theatrical feature films
aired on TV |
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7e |
Animated television
programs and films |
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7f |
Programs of comedy
sketches, improvisations, unscripted works, stand-up comedy |
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7g |
Other drama |
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8a |
Music and dance other
than 8b or 8c |
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8b |
Music video clips |
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8c |
Music video programs |
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9 |
Variety |
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10 |
Game shows |
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11 |
General entertainment
and human interest |
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12 |
Interstitials |
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13 |
Public service
announcements (PSAs) |
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14 |
Infomercials,
promotional and corporate videos |
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15 |
Filler Programming -
Justify(1): |
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(1) |
In Public Notice CRTC
1994-59, the Commission stated that filler programming should not be included in
nature of service definitions of specialty services, as it could fall under a
number of other categories. |
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| PROGRAM
SCHEDULE AND DESCRIPTION |
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| 4.14 |
Provide a
brief description of each program identified in the Block Program Schedule
(schedule is to be provided as Appendix 4B): |
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| i) |
Program
title (or working title). If an Ethnic program, include language and group to
whom it is directed; |
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| ii)
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CRTC 8-digit
key figure(s) (See Specialty Services Regulations, 1990);
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| iii)
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Number of
Original Programs per year; |
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Number of
Repeats in the same Program Year; |
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| v) |
Duration of
each program (in hours and minutes); |
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| vi)
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Production
organization/company or stations which produced the program (required for
Canadian programs only); |
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Direct Cost
(in $) per title or Series (specify which). If no costs are involved,
indicate if the program is Free, Brokered, Bartered, Paid-to-Air or Other
(explain). |
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| NOTE: |
The table should be
arranged by program category using the programming categories set out in Public
Notice CRTC 1999-205 under the following headings: A: In-House Production,
B: Co-production with independent producer(s), C: Canadian
acquired, and D: Non-Canadian acquired. |
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION |
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PROGRAM |
CRTC 8-DIGIT KEY FIGURE |
NO. EPISODES |
DURATION & |
BRIEF |
PRODUCTION ORGANIZATION |
CANADIAN CONTENT |
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| 4.15 |
a) |
The
"Broadcast Day" for the purpose of calculating the licensee's commitments is: |
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| i) |
as defined
in Section 2 of the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987 (that is,
the 18-hour period beginning 6 a.m. each calendar day) |
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| YES ( ) |
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| OR |
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| ii) |
the 24-hour
period beginning at _______ each calendar day. |
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| b) |
The starting
time of your "log reporting day" will be: |
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| c) |
The licensee
undertakes by CONDITION OF LICENCE, to broadcast the following MINIMUM
levels of Canadian content: |
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YEAR 1 |
YEAR 2 |
YEAR 3 |
YEAR 4 |
YEAR 5 |
YEAR 6 |
YEAR 7 |
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PERCENTAGE (%) |
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| Broadcast Day | |||||||
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d) |
Set out the minimum percentage of the previous broadcast year's gross advertising, infomercial and subscriber revenues, that the licensee is prepared to expend on Canadian programs: _______ % |
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| MUSIC
VIDEO SPECIALTY SERVICE ONLY |
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| 4.16 |
Indicate the
MINIMUM percentage of music videos that will be Canadian as defined in
Public Notice CRTC 2000-42. |
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YEAR 1 |
YEAR 2 |
YEAR 3 |
YEAR 4 |
YEAR 5 |
YEAR 6 |
YEAR 7 |
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| Music Videos |
ADVERTISING |
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| 4.17 |
The licensee
accepts the following as a CONDITION OF LICENCE: |
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| a) |
Subject to
subsection b), the licensee shall not distribute more than twelve (12) minutes of
advertising material during each clock hour; |
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| b) |
In addition
to the twelve minutes of advertising material referred to in subsection a), the
licensee may distribute during each clock hour, a maximum of 30 seconds of
additional advertising material that consists of unpaid public service
announcements; and |
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| c) |
The licensee
shall not distribute any paid advertising material other than national paid
advertising. |
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| YES ( ) |
NO ( ) |
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| If NO,
provide alternative. |
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| INDUSTRY
CODES |
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| 4.18 |
Is the
licensee a member in good standing of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council?
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| YES ( ) |
NO ( ) |
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| 4.19 |
The licensee
accepts as CONDITIONS OF LICENCE to adhere to the following codes during
all hours of the broadcast day: |
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| a) |
The Canadian
Association of Broadcasters' (CAB) Broadcast Code for Advertising to Children
(Public Notice CRTC 1993-99, dated 30 June 1993), as amended from time to time
and approved by the Commission. |
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| YES ( ) |
NO ( ) |
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| If NO,
provide reasons. |
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| b) |
The CAB's
Voluntary Code Regarding Violence in Television Programming (Public Notice
CRTC 1993-149 dated 28 October 1993), as amended from time to time and approved
by the Commission (to be suspended as long as the licensee is a member in good
standing of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council). |
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| YES ( ) |
NO ( ) |
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| If NO,
provide reasons. |
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| c) |
The CAB's
Sex-Role Portrayal Code for Television and Radio Programming (Public Notice
CRTC 1990-99 dated 26 October 1990), as amended from time to time and approved by
the Commission (to be suspended as long as the licensee is a member in good
standing of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council). |
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| YES ( ) |
NO ( ) |
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| If NO,
provide reasons. |
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| SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
TO BE APPENDED: |
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| APPENDIX 4A |
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
(CURRENT)
Provide a copy of the service's fall block program
schedule for the current calendar year indicating the country of origin and the
category of each program. Indicate all in-house productions with a "p",
co-productions with a "c", acquired productions with an "a", closed-captioned
programs with a "cc", and described programs with a "d". If colour is used,
provide a total of 30 colour copies of this schedule. |
| APPENDIX 4B |
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
(PROPOSED) -- IF RESPONSE TO QUESTION 1.6 IS "NO"
Provide a copy of a sample program schedule
indicating the country of origin and the category of each program. Indicate
all in-house productions with a "p", co-productions with a "c", acquired
productions with an "a", closed-captioned programs with a "cc", and described
programs with a "d". If colour is used, provide a total of 30 colour copies
of this schedule. |
|
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5. FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
|
| 5.1 |
In accordance with
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (G.A.A.P), complete the following
summary of the estimated annual revenue and expenses for each 12-month period
ending 31 August of the proposed licence term: |
|
YEAR 1 |
YEAR 2 |
YEAR 3 |
YEAR 4 |
YEAR 5 |
YEAR 6 |
YEAR 7 |
TOTAL |
|
|
REVENUE (after agency
commissions) |
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| Digital subscriber revenue: Cable, DTH, MDS, other |
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| Analog subscriber revenue: (independent Class 3 systems only)(1) |
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| National advertising revenue |
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| Infomercial revenue |
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| Sales/Syndication of programs |
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| Merchandising/ Transaction revenue |
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| Production | ||||||||
| Other (Specify): | ||||||||
| TOTAL REVENUE | ||||||||
|
OPERATING EXPENSES |
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| Programming and Production |
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| Technical | ||||||||
| Sales and Promotion |
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| Administration and General |
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| TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
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|
NON-OPERATING EXPENSES |
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| Depreciation | ||||||||
| Interest | ||||||||
| Other Adjustments - Expenses (income) |
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| TOTAL NON-OPERATING EXPENSES |
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| TOTAL EXPENSES |
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| Estimated pre-tax income (loss) |
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| Provision for Income Taxes |
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| NET INCOME (LOSS) AFTER TAXES (for broadcasting operations only) |
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(1) |
As an exception, the Commission will permit independent Class 3 distribution systems (small systems) that do not make use of digital technology, to distribute Category 1 services on an analog basis. |
| 5.2 |
PROGRAMMING EXPENSES
In accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles (G.A.A.P), complete the following summary of the estimated annual
operating expenses for programming and production for each 12-month period,
ending 31 August of the proposed licence term (refer to Public Notice CRTC
1993-93): |
|
YEAR 1 |
YEAR 2 |
YEAR 3 |
YEAR 4 |
YEAR 5 |
YEAR 6 |
YEAR 7 |
TOTAL |
|
|
PROGRAMS TO BE TELECAST(1)
|
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| Acquisition - Canadian |
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| Investment
- Canadian |
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| Production
- Canadian |
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| Total
Canadian Telecast Expenses |
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| Non-Canadian Telecast Expenses |
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| TOTAL - PROGRAMS TO BE TELECAST |
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|
OTHER PROGRAMMING EXPENSES |
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| Cost of Interactive and Merchandising/ Transactional Components |
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| Program Inventory Write-Downs for Canadian Programs(2) |
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| Program Inventory Write-Downs for Non-Canadian Programs(2) |
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| Script and Concept Development Expenditures for Canadian Programs Not Telecast(3) |
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| Other Canadian (Specify): |
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| Other Non-Canadian (Specify): |
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| Sub-Total - Other Programming Expenses |
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| TOTAL - TELECAST AND OTHER PROGRAMMING EXPENSES |
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|
OTHER PRODUCTION EXPENSES |
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| Costs of Production Expenses |
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| GRAND TOTAL - PROGRAMMING AND PRODUCTION EXPENSES |
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(1) |
"Acquisition" means the amortized yearly expense of programming transmitted on licensee's facilities during the broadcast year to distributors. These include acquired: |
|
| a) |
exhibition rights
for the licensed territory, excluding overhead costs; or |
|
| b) |
filler programming
(interstitials), as defined in Section 2 of the Pay Television Regulations,
1990 SOR/90-105 as amended including direct overhead costs. |
|
| "Investment"
means the amortized yearly expense, if any, arising out of an equity investment
or advances on account of an equity investment for a program to be transmitted on
the licensee's facilities during the broadcast year to distributors. This
amortized cost does not include overhead or interim financing by way of loan. |
||
| "Production"
of programs, other than filler programming, means programs produced by the
Specialty Service licensee or on its behalf (where a licensee contracts for a
production but retains its ownership and viewing rights) and transmitted on the
licensee's facilities during the broadcast year to distributors. |
||
| (2)
|
Include the
unamortized balance of programs/production of program expenditures previously
capitalized at such time as a decision is taken NOT to telecast or to telecast
further (that is, written off) the program/production. |
|
| (3)
|
The
objective of program development funding is to provide for investment in the
script and concept development aspects of Canadian programs. Emphasis
should be upon providing "seed" money as a means of encouraging the development
of innovative projects and Canadian creative talent. Only expenses incurred
prior to the commencement of pre-production, before the financing of the project
is in place, are eligible. Expenditures on programs that are assured of
broadcast at the time of the expenditure are not to be included in Script and
Concept but are to be included as a cost of the applicable program. |
|
| 5.3 |
Provide all underlying
assumptions upon which the financial projections in questions 5.1 and 5.2 have
been prepared, including expected inflation rates and whether the projections
have been prepared using current or constant dollars. |
| 5.4 |
Complete an estimate of
annual operating expenses for technical, sales and promotion and administration
and general for each 12-month period ending 31 August of the proposed licence
term. |
|
YEAR 1 |
YEAR 2 |
YEAR 3 |
YEAR 4 |
YEAR 5 |
YEAR 6 |
YEAR 7 |
TOTAL |
|
|
TECHNICAL |
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| Salaries and Benefits | ||||||||
| Technical Equipment | ||||||||
| Maintenance | ||||||||
| Satellite Charges | ||||||||
| Technical Consultants Services |
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| Other Technical Expenses |
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| TOTAL TECHNICAL | ||||||||
|
SALES AND PROMOTION |
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| Salaries and Benefits | ||||||||
| Sales Commissions | ||||||||
| Advertising
and Promotion |
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| Other
Sales Expenses |
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| TOTAL SALES AND PROMOTION |
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|
ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL |
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| Salaries and Benefits | ||||||||
| Rental
and Other Costs of Premises |
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| Professional Services (Audit and Legal) |
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| Management Services |
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| Licence Fees | ||||||||
| Bad Dept Expenses | ||||||||
| Other Expenses | ||||||||
| TOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL |
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NOTE: |
Totals of each operating expense category must coincide with question 5.1. |
| 5.5 |
Complete the following
summary of the estimated annual revenue and expenses for the year remaining in
the current licence term: |
|
YEAR 1 |
YEAR 2 |
YEAR 3 |
YEAR 4 |
YEAR 5 |
YEAR 6 |
YEAR 7 |
|
|
REVENUE (after agency
commissions) |
|||||||
| Digital
subscriber revenue: Cable, DTH, MDS, other |
|||||||
| Analog
subscriber revenue: (independent Class 3 systems only)(1) |
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| National advertising revenue | |||||||
| Infomercial revenue | |||||||
| Sales/Syndication of programs | |||||||
|
Merchandising/ Transaction revenue |
|||||||
| Production | |||||||
| Other (Specify): | |||||||
| TOTAL REVENUE | |||||||
|
OPERATING EXPENSES |
|||||||
| Programming and Production | |||||||
| Technical | |||||||
| Sales and Promotion | |||||||
| Administration and General | |||||||
| TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
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|
NON-OPERATING EXPENSES |
|||||||
| Depreciation | |||||||
| Interest | |||||||
| Other Adjustments
- Expenses (income) |
|||||||
| TOTAL NON-OPERATING EXPENSES |
|||||||
| TOTAL EXPENSES | |||||||
| Estimated pre-tax income (loss) | |||||||
| Provision for Income Taxes | |||||||
| NET INCOME (LOSS) AFTER TAXES (for broadcasting operations only) |
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(1) |
As an exception, the Commission will permit independent Class 3 distribution systems (small systems) that do not make use of digital technology, to distribute Category 1 services on an analog basis. |
| 5.6 |
PROGRAMMING EXPENSES
Complete the following summary of the estimated
annual operating expenses for programming and production for the year remaining
in the current licence term (refer to Public Notice CRTC 1993-93): |
|
YEAR 1 |
YEAR 2 |
YEAR 3 |
YEAR 4 |
YEAR 5 |
YEAR 6 |
YEAR 7 |
|
|
PROGRAMS TO BE TELECAST(1)
|
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| Acquisition - Canadian | |||||||
| Investment - Canadian | |||||||
| Production - Canadian | |||||||
| Total
Canadian Telecast Expenses |
|||||||
| Non-Canadian Telecast Expenses |
|||||||
| TOTAL - PROGRAMS TO BE TELECAST |
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|
OTHER PROGRAMMING EXPENSES |
|||||||
| Cost of Interactive and Merchandising/ Transactional Components |
|||||||
| Program Inventory Write-Downs for Canadian Programs |
|||||||
| Program Inventory Write-Downs for Non-Canadian Programs |
|||||||
| Script and Concept Development Expenditures for Canadian Programs Not Telecast |
|||||||
| Other Canadian (Specify): | |||||||
| Other Non-Canadian (Specify): | |||||||
| Sub-Total
- Other Programming Expenses |
|||||||
| TOTAL - TELECAST AND OTHER PROGRAMMING EXPENSES |
|||||||
|
OTHER PRODUCTION EXPENSES |
|||||||
| Costs of Production Expenses | |||||||
| GRAND TOTAL - PROGRAMMING AND PRODUCTION EXPENSES |
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5.7 |
Complete an estimate of annual operating expenses for technical, sales and promotion and administration and general for the year remaining in the current licence term: |
|
YEAR 1 |
YEAR 2 |
YEAR 3 |
YEAR 4 |
YEAR 5 |
YEAR 6 |
YEAR 7 |
|
|
TECHNICAL |
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| Salaries and Benefits | |||||||
| Technical Equipment | |||||||
| Maintenance | |||||||
| Satellite Charges | |||||||
| Technical
Consultants Services |
|||||||
| Other Technical Expenses | |||||||
| TOTAL TECHNICAL | |||||||
|
SALES AND PROMOTION |
|||||||
| Salaries and Benefits | |||||||
| Sales Commissions | |||||||
| Advertising and Promotion | |||||||
| Other Sales Expenses | |||||||
| TOTAL SALES AND PROMOTION |
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|
ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL |
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| Salaries and Benefits | |||||||
| Rental
and Other Costs of Premises |
|||||||
| Professional Services (Audit and Legal) |
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| Management Services | |||||||
| Licence Fees | |||||||
| Bad Dept Expenses | |||||||
| Other Expenses | |||||||
| TOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL |
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NOTE: |
Totals of each operating expense category must coincide with question 5.5. |
| SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
TO BE APPENDED: |
|
| APPENDIX 5A |
Submit a table showing,
for each of the 7 years of the proposed licence term, all of the detailed
calculations used to arrive at each source of revenue projected in 5.1. In
providing the calculations, include a detailed explanation of the expected growth
in the digital subscriber universe, sub-divided between DTH, MDS, cable and
other. The number of digital subscribers you expect to obtain for the
proposed service, along with the associated wholesale rate, should also be
provided. |
| APPENDIX 5B |
Provide the calculations
used to determine the projected advertising revenues (include the expected size
of your audience in both prime and out-of-prime periods). |
| APPENDIX 5C |
Provide the audited
financial statements of the licensee for the most recently completed year of
operation. Submit also, where applicable, the latest interim financial
statements. |
|
|
6. EMPLOYMENT EQUITYInformation relating to employment
equity is available |
| The
Commission requires responses to questions regarding Employment Equity on behalf
of the licensee as a whole, with reference to all of its employees in aggregate,
that is, employees at all undertakings for which the licensee holds licences.
|
|||
| 6.1 |
Is the
licensee subject to the 1996 Employment Equity Act (applicable to
federally-regulated employers with 100 or more employees)? |
||
| YES ( ) |
NO ( ) |
||
| If YES,
proceed to section 7, "On-air Presence". If NO, proceed to question 6.2. |
|||
| 6.2 |
Outline
examples of any measures (including hiring and training, apprenticeship programs,
work arrangements, etc.) that you have or will put in place for the designated
groups (women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and visible
minorities). |
||
|
QUESTIONS 6.3 TO 6.5 -- APPLICABLE IF BETWEEN 25 AND 99 EMPLOYEES: |
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| 6.3 |
How do you
or will you communicate details of your employment equity policies to managers
and staff? |
||
| 6.4 |
Have you
assigned, or will you assign, a senior level person to be responsible for
tracking progress and monitoring results? |
||
| YES ( ) |
NO ( ) |
||
| If YES, what
authority does or will that person have to ensure goals are achieved? |
|||
| 6.5 |
What
financial resources do you have or will you put in place to promote employment
equity in the workplace (for example, funds for daycare, access for persons with
disabilities, etc.)? |
||
|
|
7. ON-AIR PRESENCEInformation relating to on-air presence and voice-overs is
available
|
|
25 OR MORE EMPLOYEES: |
|
|
7.1 |
Outline
policies and procedures in place, or plans in this regard, to ensure the
representation of members of the four designated groups in on-air positions,
including voice-overs, where applicable. These policies, procedures and
plans should include references to programs produced by the licensee, as well as
to acquired programming and advertising. |
| 100 OR
MORE EMPLOYEES: |
|
| 7.2 |
Provide the total number and
percentage of on-air employees, including voice-overs, (full-time, part-time and
temporary) from each designated group, as well as the total number of ALL on-air
employees who were employed in the last year, in which reports were submitted to
Human Resources Development Canada.
Licensees are not required to provide data
for each of the four job categories identified individually in the
above-mentioned public notices, but rather for the four categories identified in
aggregate. |
|
ON-AIR EMPLOYEES |
NUMBER |
% |
|---|---|---|
| Women | ||
| Aboriginal Peoples | ||
| Persons with Disabilities | ||
| Visible Minorities | ||
| TOTAL number of ALL on-air employees |
7.3 |
Describe in detail the specific initiatives undertaken over the past licence term that are designed to improve the on-air representation of members of the four designated groups. |
|
|
BOOK OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
|
|
APPENDIX NUMBER AND NAME |
APPENDED |
E-FILED |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
SECTION 1: GENERAL INFORMATION |
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|
1A |
Supplementary Brief | ||
|
SECTION 2: OWNERSHIP |
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|
2A |
Amendments to constituting documents | ||
|
SECTION 4: PROGRAMMING |
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|
4A |
Block Program Schedule (Current) | ||
|
4B |
Block Program Schedule
(Proposed) - If response to Question 1.6 is "NO" |
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|
SECTION 5: FINANCIAL OPERATIONS |
|||
| 5A | Detailed calculations
used to arrive at each source of revenue projected at question 5.1 |
||
| 5B | Calculations used to
determine projected advertising revenues |
||
|
5C |
Audited and Interim Financial Statements | ||
|
***End of Document*** |