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Public Notice CRTC 2001-89
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Ottawa, 3 August 2001
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Linkage requirements for direct-to-home (DTH) satellite
distribution undertakings
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In this notice, the Commission sets out revised linkage
requirements for direct-to-home (DTH) satellite distribution
undertakings. These requirements replace those contained in Public
Notice CRTC 2000-128 dated 14 September 2000. The revisions to the
linkage requirements are relatively minor in scope. They consist of
additions and amendments necessitated by various Commission
decisions over the past year.
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General
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This public notice sets out the rules concerning the linkage of
programming services distributed on a discretionary basis by
licensees holding a DTH satellite distribution undertaking licence (DTH
licensee). The requirements set out below are intended to reflect
those contained in existing conditions of licence of DTH licensees;
to the extent that the requirements depart from any particular
condition of licence, the condition of licence will prevail. The
provisions set out in this notice replace those contained in Public
Notice CRTC 2000-128 dated 14 September 2000. |
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The Commission has now made some amendments and additions to
these rules. These relate to the distribution of a Category 1
service on a stand-alone basis; packaging and other requirements
pertaining to Adult programming services; and linkage requirements
concerning single or limited point of view religious services.
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Rules regarding the distribution of programming services
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A DTH licensee must offer the specialty programming service of
arTV (La Télé des Arts) in the discretionary package containing
the largest number of French-language services. The fee payable to
the service provider shall be in the amount of $0.55 per
subscriber per month. |
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A DTH licensee will not be permitted to distribute any Category 1
service on a stand-alone basis unless the Category 1 service is also
distributed as part of a package.
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A DTH licensee is not permitted to package an Adult Category 2
programming service in such a way that subscribers are obligated to
purchase the service in order to purchase any other programming
service. DTH licensees are required to take measures to fully block
the reception of both the audio and video portions of any Adult
Category 2 programming service to subscribers who request that it
not be receivable in their home (in either unscrambled or scrambled
mode).
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Linkage requirements with respect to single or limited point of
view religious services distributed as discretionary services
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Any Canadian single or limited point of view religious
programming service, and any non-Canadian religious satellite
service set out in the List of Part 2, Part 3 and DTH eligible
satellite services for digital distribution, may be offered on a
"stand-alone" digital discretionary basis. Such services
may also be offered in a package with other Canadian single or
limited point of view religious services or with non-Canadian
religious satellite services. Distributors are not permitted to
offer such services in packages with any other type of Canadian or
non-Canadian programming service.
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Linkage requirements with respect to programming services
distributed as discretionary services other than single or limited
point of view religious services
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The non-Canadian satellite services specified in the list of DTH
Eligible Satellite Services may only be offered in a discretionary
package with Canadian pay television and/or Canadian specialty
services, and are subject to the following linkage requirements:
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a) a Canadian pay television service (excluding the service of
a Canadian DTH pay-per-view television programming undertaking)
may be linked in a given discretionary package with no more than
five channels containing any of the non-Canadian-originated
services specified in either Section A or Section B of the list of
DTH Eligible Satellite Services, but in no case can a licensee
distribute more than five channels of non-Canadian programming
services linked with Canadian pay television services, regardless
of the number of Canadian pay television services distributed by
the licensee;
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b) i) each Canadian specialty service, distributed within a
discretionary package that may include one or more Canadian
specialty and/or pay television services, may be linked with no
more than one channel containing any of the non-Canadian
programming services specified in Section A of the list of DTH
Eligible Satellite Services;
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ii) a DTH licensee may designate one of the U.S.
superstations specified in Section B of the list of DTH Eligible
Satellite Services, and distribute the signal of that
superstation within a given discretionary package that may
include one or more Canadian specialty and/or pay television
services;
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iii) a DTH licensee is not permitted to link services on the
list of DTH Eligible Satellite Services with a Canadian
specialty service distributed on the basic service; and
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c) a DTH licensee is not permitted to offer a package of
services containing only non-Canadian services.
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Secretary General
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This notice is available in alternate format upon request and
may also be examined at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca
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