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Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-111
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Ottawa, 23 March
2005 |
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Groupe TVA inc.
Montréal, Québec, Trois-Rivières, Sherbrooke,
Rimouski and Saguenay, Quebec |
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Télé Inter-Rives ltée
Carleton and Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec |
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Radio Nord Communications
inc.
Gatineau and Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec |
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Applications 2005-0148-8,
2005-0146-2 and 2005-0147-0
Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2005-15
25 February 2005 |
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Licence amendments
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The Commission approves
the applications for licence amendments that will allow the licensees
to avail themselves of the incentive program for French-language Canadian
television drama set out in Incentives for original French-language
Canadian television drama, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2005-8,
27 January 2005. |
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The applications
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The Commission received
applications by: |
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- Groupe TVA inc. to amend the broadcasting licences for the
television programming undertakings CFTM-TV Montréal, CFCM-TV Québec,
CHEM-TV Trois-Rivières, CHLT-TV Sherbrooke, CFER-TV Rimouski, CJPM-TV
Saguenay, and for the TVA network;
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- Télé Inter-Rives ltée, an affiliate of the TVA network, to amend
the broadcasting licences for the television programming undertakings
CHAU-TV Carleton and CIMT-TV Rivière-du-Loup; and
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- Radio Nord Communications inc., an affiliate of the TVA network,
to amend the broadcasting licences for the television programming
undertakings CHOT-TV Gatineau and CFEM-TV Rouyn-Noranda.
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The licensees requested the
addition of a condition of licence to each licence that would allow
the licensees to avail themselves of the incentive program for French-language
Canadian television drama set out in Incentives for original French-language
Canadian television drama, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2005-8,
27 January 2005 (Public Notice 2005-8). |
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Background
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In Public Notice 2005-8,
the Commission announced an incentive program designed to maintain,
within the programming broadcast during peak time by French-language
licensees, a proper balance of original French-language drama, including
a minimum number of high-cost programs or series. The Commission stated
that a licensee who meets the criteria of the drama incentive program
would be permitted to broadcast additional minutes of advertising,
beyond the limits set out in applicable regulations or conditions
of licence. The Commission specified that such a licensee must apply
for a condition of licence in order to avail itself of the incentive
program. |
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Interventions
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The Commission received
interventions from individuals in opposition to these applications. The
interveners expressed concern that approval of the proposed licence
amendments would result in a possible increase in advertising minutes
broadcast by these licensees. |
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The Commission’s determination
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In Public Notice 2005-8,
the Commission stated that licensees must submit the necessary information
in order to determine the eligibility threshold that would apply to
their licences. The Commission confirms that the licensees have provided
the required information establishing their eligibility, under the
incentive program, to be permitted to broadcast additional minutes
of advertising. In addition, the Commission notes that the licensees
proposed an eligibility threshold of 68.85 hours. |
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The Commission finds that the
eligibility threshold proposed by the licensees is appropriate.
Accordingly, an eligibility threshold of 68.85 hours will be the annual
reference threshold in subsequent broadcast years for each licensee. |
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The Commission approves
the applications by: |
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- Groupe TVA inc. to amend the broadcasting licences for the
television programming undertakings CFTM-TV Montréal, CFCM-TV Québec,
CHEM-TV Trois-Rivières, CHLT-TV Sherbrooke, CFER-TV Rimouski, CJPM-TV
Saguenay, and for the TVA network;
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- Télé Inter-Rives ltée, an affiliate of the TVA network, to amend
the broadcasting licences for the television programming undertakings
CHAU-TV Carleton and CIMT-TV Rivière-du-Loup;
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- Radio Nord Communications inc., an affiliate of the TVA network,
to amend the broadcasting licences for the television programming
undertakings CHOT-TV Gatineau and CFEM-TV Rouyn-Noranda.
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The Commission amends the
broadcasting licences for each of television programming undertakings
noted above and for the TVA network in order to add the following
condition of licence to each licence: |
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In addition to the 12 minutes of advertising material during
any clock hour in a broadcast day permitted by subsection 11(1)
of the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987, the
licensee may broadcast such additional minutes of advertising
material calculated in accordance with Incentives for original
French-language Canadian television drama, Broadcasting Public
Notice CRTC 2005-8,
27 January 2005, as may be amended from time to time.
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Secretary General |
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This decision is to be appended to each
licence. It 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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