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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2005-128
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Ottawa, 22 December 2005
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Revised lists of eligible satellite services
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The Commission approves a request
to add NTV Bangla to the lists of eligible satellite services for
distribution on a digital basis. The four revised lists appended to
this public notice supersede those appended to Revised lists of
eligible satellite services, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2005-121,
14 December 2005. |
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Introduction
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1. |
The Commission received a request dated 19
May 2005 from the Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association (CCTA)
to add NTV Bangla, a non-Canadian service, to the lists of eligible
satellite services for distribution on a digital basis (the digital
lists). The CCTA described the service as follows: |
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… a 24-hour general interest service offering a variety of
programming including news, current affairs, sports, documentaries,
comedies, movies, serial dramas, and children’s entertainment. NTV
Bangla offers more than 98% of its programming in the Bengali
language with less than 2% provided in English. The service is not
accompanied by English- or French-language subtitles or secondary
audio programming (SAP).
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2. |
The Commission subsequently issued Call
for comments on a request to add NTV Bangla to the lists of eligible
satellite services for distribution on a digital basis, Broadcasting
Public Notice CRTC 2005-71, 25 July 2005. |
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Positions of parties
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3. |
The Commission received many individual
comments, as well as numerous form letters, in support of the CCTA’s
request to add NTV Bangla to the digital lists. One comment was filed in
opposition. |
4. |
The one individual opposed to the addition
of NTV Bangla to the digital lists cited several concerns, including the
lack of Canadian content, particularly local Canadian news in Bengali;
the presence of religious programming reflecting only the Islamic faith;
and that the service does not meet the needs of Bengalis from India as
well as those from Bangladesh. |
5. |
The partners of Bell ExpressVu Limited
Partnership (ExpressVu),1
generally supported the addition of NTV Bangla to the digital
lists. However, to ensure that services added to the digital lists are
made available to all broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs) on a
fair and equitable basis, ExpressVu proposed that the following
condition be added to the requirements that all services placed on the
digital lists must satisfy: |
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Non-Canadian programming services, to maintain inclusion on or be
added to the lists of eligible satellite services, must provide
access to their respective services to all broadcasting distribution
undertakings as soon as practicable and on comparable terms and
conditions.
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Sponsor’s reply
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6. |
In its reply, the CCTA submitted that the
decision to add a third-language non-Canadian service to the digital
lists should be based exclusively on the approach set out 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),
and that suggestions to impose conditions of entry other than those
described in that notice are irrelevant and outside the scope of this
proceeding. With respect to ExpressVu’s suggested condition regarding
non-discriminatory access, the CCTA added that any complaints that
a BDU may have regarding an undue preference should be dealt with
through the Commission’s dispute resolution process, which has recently
been revised to allow for expedited proceedings. |
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Commission’s analysis and determinations
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7. |
In 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 that Canadian sponsors must
file in support of their requests. In Public Notice 2004-96,
the Commission stated that, going forward, requests to add non-Canadian,
general interest, third-language services to the digital lists would
generally be approved, subject, as appropriate, to new distribution
and linkage requirements.2 |
8. |
The Commission has examined the material
filed in support of the CCTA’s request to add NTV Bangla to the digital
lists, and is satisfied that the service is a general interest, third-language
service in the Bengali language, as described by the CCTA. Thus, it
is appropriately subject to the approach set out in Public Notice
2004-96. |
9. |
In regard to concerns raised about the
religious programming on the service, the Commission notes that the
information filed indicates that such programming comprises a small
portion of the programming schedule, i.e., slightly in excess of 8%. The
Commission considers that this level of religious programming is
insufficient to qualify NTV Bangla as a non-Canadian religious service,
which might then be subject to specific distribution and linkage
requirements for such services. Rather, as noted above, the service is
properly described as a general interest service. |
10. |
With respect to the concerns raised regarding
the lack of Canadian content on NTV Bangla, the Commission notes that
the measures adopted in Public Notice 2004-96
were intended to provide non-Canadian third-language, general interest
Category 2 services with an opportunity to launch and establish a
place in the Canadian broadcasting system, while at the same time
improving service to underserved third-language communities in Canada
by providing for greater access to non-Canadian services. The Commission
sees no reason to depart from that approach in the case of NTV Bangla. |
11. |
The Commission also notes in this regard
that, in Revised approach for the consideration of broadcasting
licence applications proposing new third-language ethnic Category
2 pay and specialty services, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC
2005-104, 23 November 2005, it introduced
measures to facilitate the licensing of new Canadian third-language
services, thereby increasing the availability of Canadian third-language
programming for Canadian ethnic communities. |
12. |
With regard to ExpressVu’s suggestion that
the addition of services to the digital lists be made subject to the
condition that they be available to all BDUs on a fair and equitable
basis, the Commission notes that ExpressVu did not present any evidence
to raise concerns that NTV Bangla intends to make itself available only
to certain distributors or to provide significantly better terms to
certain distributors. The Commission would, as a rule, expect
non-Canadian services to make themselves available to BDUs on generally
comparable terms. |
13. |
In light of the above, consistent with
the approach set out in Public Notice 2004-96,
the Commission approves the addition of NTV Bangla to the digital
lists. NTV Bangla has therefore been added to the revised lists attached
to this notice. The Commission notes that the distribution of this
service is subject to the distribution and linkage rules that apply
to third-language general interest services added to the digital lists
after 16 December 2004, as set out in Distribution and linkage
requirements for Class 1 and Class 2 licensees, Broadcasting Public
Notice CRTC 2005-119, 14 December 2005,
and Linkage requirements for direct-to-home (DTH) satellite distribution
undertakings, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2005-120, 14 December
2005. |
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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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Appendix A to Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2005-128
List of Part 2 Eligible Satellite Services
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Section A
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Learning and Skills Television of Alberta |
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Saskatchewan Communications Network (SCN) |
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Télé-Québec (STQ) |
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TVOntario (TVO and TFO) |
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Open Learning Agency (Knowledge Network) |
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Atlantic
Satellite Network (ASN) |
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CFTU-TV
Montréal |
IND* |
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CBC
English-language Television Service
CBC French-language Television Service |
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WHDH-TV
Boston/WGRZ-TV Buffalo/WPTZ
Burlington/
WDIV Detroit/WICU-TV Erie/KARE Minneapolis/
KHQ-TV Spokane/KING-TV Seattle |
NBC* |
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WGBH-TV
Boston/WNED-TV Buffalo/WETK
Burlington/
WTVS Detroit/WQLN Erie/KSPS-TV Spokane/KCTS-TV Seattle |
PBS* |
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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 |
CBS* |
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WCVB-TV
Boston/WKBW-TV Buffalo/WVNY Burlington/
WXYZ-TV Detroit/WJET-TV Erie/KSTP-TV Minneapolis/
KXLY-TV Spokane/KOMO-TV Seattle |
ABC* |
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WUTV
Buffalo/WFFF-TV Burlington/WFTC Minneapolis/
WUHF Rochester/KAYU-TV Spokane/KCPQ Tacoma/
WFXT Boston |
FOX* |
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ART America♦ |
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The Arts and
Entertainment Network (A&E) |
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BBC World |
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Black
Entertainment Television (BET) |
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Cable News
Network (CNN) |
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CNN Headline
News (CNN-2) |
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Cable
Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-Span) |
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Consumer
News and Business Channel (CNBC) |
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Court TV |
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Deutsche
Welle♦ |
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The Filipino
Channel♦ |
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The Golf
Channel |
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The Learning
Channel |
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Radio-France outre-mer (RFO1)* |
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The Silent
Network (Kaleidoscope) |
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Speed
Channel |
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Spike TV |
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TV Japan♦ |
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TV Polonia♦ |
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The Weather
Channel (TWC) |
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WMNB-TV:
Russian-American Broadcasting Company♦ |
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Licensed pay
audio programming undertaking(s)** |
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Section B
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KSTW (IND)
Tacoma/Seattle* |
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KTLA Los Angeles |
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KWGN-TV Denver |
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WGN-TV Chicago |
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WPIX New York City |
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WSBK-TV Boston |
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WTBS Atlanta |
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WUAB-TV (IND)
Cleveland* |
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WWOR-TV
New York City |
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American
Movie Classics |
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Comedy
Central |
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Game Show
Network |
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Lifetime
Television |
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Playboy
TV*** |
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Turner
Classic Movies |
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Received
from a licensed SRDU |
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A pay audio
programming undertaking may not be used for linkage purposes for the
distribution of any non-Canadian eligible satellite services. |
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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). |
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Authorization for the services in Sections A and B is subject to the
following: |
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- In the
case of signals received from a licensed SRDU, ASN, the CBC English-
and French-language Television Services and foreign satellite
services, licensees are required to enter into the necessary
contractual arrangements for such carriage. |
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- Licensees
that distribute a PBS signal received at the local head end by
terrestrial transmission may distribute one PBS service received
from a licensed SRDU. All other licensees may distribute a maximum
of two PBS services received from a licensed SRDU. Licensees may not
distribute the signal of more than one affiliate of the same
commercial U.S. network, received from a licensed SRDU, unless
otherwise authorized pursuant to a condition of licence. |
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denotes a
service in a language other than English or French added before 16 December 2004. |
Section C |
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List of Part
2 Eligible Satellite Services for Digital Distribution Only |
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Al Jazeera*♦ |
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ART Movies♦ |
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Bloomberg
Television |
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Bridges TV |
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BVN-TV♦ |
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Canal SUR♦
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Channel One Russia
Worldwide TV |
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CineLatino♦
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Discovery
Wings |
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Eternal Word
Television Network |
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Eurochannel |
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EuroNews |
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Eurosportnews |
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Fox News |
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German TV♦ |
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Grandes
Documentales de TVE♦ |
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KTO |
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Mezzo |
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MSNBC |
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Muslim
Television Ahmadiyya♦ |
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Network TEN
(Australia) |
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New Tang
Dynasty Television (NTDTV) |
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NFL Network |
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NTV Bangla |
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Oxygen
Network |
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Paris-Première |
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Phoenix
North American Chinese Channel (PNACC) |
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Planète |
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PTV-Prime USA |
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Radio
Television Portugal International (RTPi) |
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RAI
International 2 |
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Romanian
Television International (RTVI)♦ |
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RTV Palma♦ |
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Sony
Entertainment Television Asia
(SET Asia) |
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TRACE TV |
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TV Globo
Internacional |
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TV Land |
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TV3 Republic
of Ireland |
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TV3
Television Network (New Zealand) |
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TV4
Television Network (New Zealand) |
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Utilisima♦ |
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On the
condition that the licensee has a condition of licence governing the
distribution of Al Jazeera |
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Authorization for the services in Section C is subject to the
following: |
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- Licensees
are required to enter into the necessary contractual arrangements
for carriage of these foreign satellite services. |
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- Providers
of these foreign services must have obtained and must remain in
possession of all necessary rights for the distribution of their
programming in Canada. |
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- Providers
of these foreign services must not hold, nor try to obtain, nor
exercise, preferential or exclusive programming rights in relation
to the distribution of programming in Canada. |
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denotes a
service in a language other than English or French added before 16 December 2004. |
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Appendix B to Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2005-128
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List of Part 3 Eligible Satellite Services
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Learning and Skills Television of Alberta |
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Saskatchewan Communications Network (SCN) |
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Télé-Québec (STQ) |
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TVOntario (TVO and/et TFO) |
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Open Learning Agency (Knowledge Network) |
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Atlantic Satellite Network (ASN) |
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Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) |
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CBC English-language Television Service
CBC French-language Television Service |
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The programming service of any licensed
television programming undertaking* |
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WHDH-TV Boston/WGRZ-TV Buffalo/WPTZ
Burlington/
WDIV Detroit/WICU-TV Erie/KARE Minneapolis/
KHQ-TV Spokane/KING-TV Seattle |
NBC |
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WGBH-TV Boston/WNED-TV Buffalo/WETK
Burlington/WTVS Detroit/
WQLN Erie/KSPS-TV Spokane/KCTS-TV Seattle |
PBS* |
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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 |
CBS |
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WCVB-TV Boston/WKBW-TV Buffalo/WVNY
Burlington/WXYZ-TV
Detroit/ WJET-TV Erie/KSTP-TV Minneapolis/KXLY-TV Spokane/
KOMO-TV Seattle |
ABC* |
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WUTV Buffalo/WFFF-TV Burlington/WFTC
Minneapolis/WUHF Rochester/KAYU-TV Spokane/KCPQ Tacoma/WFXT Boston |
FOX* |
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KSTW Tacoma/Seattle |
IND* |
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WUAB-TV Cleveland |
IND* |
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KTLA Los Angeles |
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KWGN-TV Denver |
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WGN-TV Chicago |
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WPIX New York City |
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WSBK-TV Boston |
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WTBS Atlanta |
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WWOR-TV New York City |
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American Movie Classics |
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ART America♦ |
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The Arts and Entertainment Network (A&E) |
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BBC World |
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Black Entertainment Television (BET) |
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Cable News Network (CNN) |
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CNN Headline News (CNN-2) |
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Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network
(C-Span) |
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Comedy Central |
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Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) |
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Court TV |
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Deutsche Welle♦ |
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The Filipino Channel♦ |
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Game Show Network |
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The Golf Channel |
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The Learning Channel |
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Lifetime Television |
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Playboy TV ** |
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Radio-France outre-mer (RFO1)* |
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The Silent Network (Kaleidoscope) |
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Speed Channel |
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Spike TV |
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Turner Classic Movies |
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TV Japan♦ |
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TV Polonia♦ |
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The Weather Channel (TWC) |
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WMNB-TV: Russian-American Broadcasting
Company♦ |
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Licensed pay audio programming
undertaking(s) |
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Received from a licensed SRDU |
** |
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). |
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Authorization for the services
in List of Part 3 Eligible Satellite Services is subject to the
following: |
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- In the case of
out-of-province educational services, there should be no objection on
the part of the originating service. |
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- In the case of signals
received from a licensed SRDU, ASN, the CBC English- and French-language
Television Services and foreign satellite services, licensees are
required to enter into the necessary contractual arrangements for such
carriage. |
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- In the case of licensed
television programming undertakings offering TVA or CTV programming, a
licensee also distributing the signal of a local TVA or CTV affiliate
shall delete the duplicate programming from the services received from a
licensed SRDU or substitute the local service(s) when the programming is
identical. |
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- Licensees that distribute a
PBS signal received at the local head end by terrestrial transmission
may distribute one PBS service received from a licensed SRDU. All other
licensees may distribute a maximum of two PBS services received from a
licensed SRDU. Licensees may not distribute the signal of more than one
affiliate of the same commercial U.S. network, received from a licensed
SRDU, unless otherwise authorized pursuant to a condition of licence. |
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denotes a service in a language
other than English or French added before 16 December 2004. |
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List of Part 3 Eligible Satellite services for Digital Distribution
Only
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Al Jazeera*♦ |
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ART Movies♦ |
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Bloomberg Television |
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Bridges TV |
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BVN-TV♦ |
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Canal SUR♦ |
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Channel One Russia Worldwide TV |
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CineLatino♦ |
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Discovery Wings |
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Eternal Word Television Network |
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Eurochannel |
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EuroNews |
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Eurosportnews |
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Fox News |
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German TV♦ |
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Grandes Documentales de TVE♦ |
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KTO |
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Mezzo |
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MSNBC |
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Muslim Television Ahmadiyya♦ |
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Network TEN (Australia) |
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New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV) |
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NFL Network |
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NTV Bangla |
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Oxygen Network |
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Paris-Première |
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Phoenix North American Chinese
Channel (PNACC) |
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Planète |
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PTV-Prime USA |
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Radio Television Portugal
International (RTPi) |
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RAI International 2 |
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Romanian Television
International (RTVI)♦ |
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RTV Palma♦ |
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Sony Entertainment Television
Asia (SET Asia) |
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TRACE TV |
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TV Globo Internacional |
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TV Land |
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TV3 Republic of Ireland |
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TV3 Television Network (New
Zealand) |
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TV4 Television Network (New
Zealand) |
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Utilisima♦ |
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On the condition that the
licensee has a condition of licence governing the distribution of Al Jazeera. |
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Authorization for the services
eligible for digital distribution only are subject to the following: |
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- Licensees are required to
enter into the necessary contractual arrangements for carriage of these
foreign satellite services. |
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- Providers of these foreign
services must have obtained and must remain in possession of all
necessary rights for the distribution of their programming in Canada. |
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- Providers of these foreign
services must not hold, nor try to obtain, nor exercise, preferential or
exclusive programming rights in relation to the distribution of
programming in Canada. |
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denotes a service in a language
other than English or French added before 16 December 2004. |
Appendix C to Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC
2005-128
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List of DTH Eligible Satellite Services
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Section A
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ART America♦ |
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The Arts and Entertainment Network (A&E) |
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BBC World |
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Black Entertainment Television (BET) |
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Cable News Network (CNN) |
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CNN Headline News (CNN-2) |
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Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network
(C-Span) |
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Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) |
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Court TV |
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Deutsche Welle♦ |
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The Filipino Channel♦ |
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The Golf Channel |
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The Learning Channel |
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The Silent Network
(Kaleidoscope) |
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Speed Channel |
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Spike TV |
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TV Japan♦ |
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TV Polonia♦ |
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The Weather Channel (TWC) |
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WMNB-TV: Russian-American
Broadcasting Company♦ |
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Radio France outre-mer (RFO1) |
Section B |
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KSTW (IND) Tacoma/Seattle* |
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KTLA Los Angeles* |
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KWGN-TV Denver* |
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WGN-TV Chicago* |
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WPIX New York City* |
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WSBK-TV Boston* |
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WTBS Atlanta* |
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WWOR-TV New York City* |
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American Movie Classics |
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Comedy Central |
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Game Show Network |
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Lifetime Television |
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Playboy TV ** |
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Turner Classic Movies |
* |
U.S. Superstation |
** |
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. |
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Authorization for the services
listed in Section A and Section B is subject to the following: |
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- Licensees are required to
enter into the necessary contractual arrangements for carriage of
foreign satellite services. |
♦ |
denotes a service in a language
other than English or French added before 16 December 2004. |
Section C |
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Al Jazeera*♦ |
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ART Movies♦ |
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Bloomberg Television |
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Bridges TV |
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BVN-TV♦ |
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Canal SUR♦ |
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Channel One Russia Worldwide TV
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CineLatino♦ |
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Discovery Wings |
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Eternal Word Television Network |
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Eurochannel |
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EuroNews |
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Eurosportnews |
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Fox News |
|
German TV♦ |
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Grandes Documentales de TVE♦ |
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KTO |
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Mezzo |
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MSNBC |
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Muslim Television Ahmadiyya♦ |
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Network TEN (Australia) |
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New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV) |
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NFL Network |
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NTV Bangla |
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Oxygen Network |
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Paris-Première |
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Phoenix North American Chinese
Channel (PNACC) |
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Planète |
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PTV-Prime USA |
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Radio Television Portugal
International (RTPi) |
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RAI International 2 |
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Romanian Television
International (RTVI)♦ |
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RTV Palma♦ |
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Sony Entertainment Television
Asia (SET Asia) |
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TRACE TV |
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TV Globo internacional |
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TV Land |
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TV3 Republic of Ireland |
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TV3 Television Network (New
Zealand) |
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TV4 Television Network (New
Zealand) |
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Utilisima♦ |
* |
On the condition that the
licensee has a condition of licence governing the distribution of Al
Jazeera |
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Authorization for the services
listed in Section C is subject to the following: |
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- Licensees are required to
enter into the necessary contractual arrangements for carriage of these
foreign satellite services. |
|
- Providers of these foreign
services must have obtained and must remain in possession of all
necessary rights for the distribution of their programming in Canada. |
|
- Providers of these foreign
services must not hold, nor try to obtain, nor exercise, preferential or
exclusive programming rights in relation to the distribution of
programming in Canada. |
♦ |
denotes a service in a language
other than English or French added before 16 December 2004. |
Appendix D to Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC
2005-128
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List of Part 2, Part 3, and DTH Eligible
Satellite Services for Digital Distribution
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Al Jazeera*♦ |
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ART Movies♦ |
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Bloomberg Television |
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Bridges TV |
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BVN-TV♦ |
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Canal SUR♦ |
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Channel One Russia Worldwide TV |
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CineLatino♦ |
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Discovery Wings |
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Eternal Word Television Network |
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Eurochannel |
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EuroNews |
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Eurosportnews |
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Fox News |
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German TV♦ |
|
Grandes Documentales de TVE♦ |
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KTO |
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Mezzo |
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MSNBC |
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Muslim Television Ahmadiyya♦ |
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Network TEN (Australia) |
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New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV) |
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NFL Network |
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NTV Bangla |
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Oxygen Network |
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Paris-Première |
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Phoenix North American Chinese Channel (PNACC) |
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Planète |
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PTV-Prime USA |
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Radio Television Portugal International (RTPi) |
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RAI International 2 |
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Romanian Television International (RTVI)♦ |
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RTV Palma♦ |
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Sony Entertainment Television Asia (SET
Asia) |
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TRACE TV |
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TV Globo Internacional |
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TV Land |
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TV3 Republic of Ireland |
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TV3 Television Network (New Zealand) |
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TV4 Television Network (New Zealand) |
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Utilisima♦ |
* |
On the condition that the licensee has a
condition of licence governing the distribution of Al Jazeera |
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Authorization for the above-noted services
is subject to the following: |
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- Licensees are required to enter into the
necessary contractual arrangements for carriage of these foreign
satellite services. |
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- Providers of these foreign services must
have obtained and must remain in possession of all necessary rights for
the distribution of their programming in Canada. |
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- Providers of these foreign services must
not hold, nor try to obtain, nor exercise, preferential or exclusive
programming rights in relation to the distribution of programming in
Canada. |
♦ |
denotes a service in a language other than
English or French added before 16 December 2004. |
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Authorization for the services set out in
all of the lists contained in Appendices A through D is subject to the
following: |
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When any of these lists of eligible
satellite services are replaced by another list, the only authorized
services will be those contained in the most recent list, accordingly
these lists supersede the lists dated 14 December 2005. |
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Footnotes:
[1] Bell ExpressVu Inc.
(the general partner), and BCE Inc. and 4119649 Canada Inc. (partners
in BCE Holdings G.P., a general partnership that is the limited
partner), carrying on business as Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership
[2] The current requirements
are set out in Distribution and linkage requirements for Class
1 and Class 2 licensees, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2005-119,
14 December 2005 and Linkage requirements for direct-to-home
(DTH) satellite distribution undertakings, Broadcasting Public
Notice CRTC 2005-120, 14 December
2005. |
Date Modified: 2005-12-22 |