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Decision CRTC 2001-482
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Ottawa, 10 August 2001
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Global Communications Limited and Global Television Network Inc.,
Partners of Montreal Ethnic Television, G.P., a general partnership
Montréal, Quebec 2001-0521-4
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24 July 2001 Public Hearing
National Capital Region
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Transfer of assets – Intracorporate reorganization
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The Commission approves the application by Global
Communications Limited and Global Television Network Inc., partners
of Montreal Ethnic Television, G.P., a general partnership, for
authority to acquire the assets of the ethnic television programming
undertaking CJNT-TV Montréal, and for a broadcasting licence to
continue the operation of this undertaking.
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CJNT-TV is currently licensed to 3649091 Canada Ltd., a
subsidiary of CanWest Global Communications Corp. The two partners
in the general partnership are likewise subsidiaries of CanWest
Global. The transaction thus constitutes an intracorporate
reorganization having no impact on the ultimate ownership or
management of the undertaking. |
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The Commission will issue a licence to the partners in the
general partnership upon surrender of the current licence. The new
licence will expire 31 August 2007, and will be subject to the
terms, conditions, commitments and expectations contained in the
appendix to this decision. These are the same as those set out in
the appendix to Decision CRTC 2000-744 dated 29 November 2000, in
which the Commission approved an application to transfer the assets
of CJNT-TV, then held by a trustee in bankruptcy, to the current
licensee, the numbered company.
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Secretary General
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This decision is to be appended to the
licence. It is available in alternative format upon request, and may
also be examined at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca
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Appendix to Decision CRTC 2001-482
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Terms, conditions, commitments and expectation pertaining to the
licence to be issued to Global Communications Limited and Global
Television Network Inc., partners of Montreal Ethnic Television, G.P.,
a general partnership, for the ethnic television programming
undertaking CJNT-TV Montréal |
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Terms |
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Upon surrender of the current licence, the Commission will issue
a licence to Global Communications Limited and Global Television
Network Inc., partners of Montreal Ethnic Television, G.P., a
general partnership, expiring 31 August 2007. The licence will
be subject to the conditions specified in this appendix and in the
licence to be issued. |
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This licensee is subject to the Employment Equity Act that
came into effect on 24 October 1996 and therefore files reports
concerning employment equity with Human Resources Development
Canada. |
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Conditions of licence |
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1. CJNT-TV shall devote to the
broadcasting of ethnic programs: |
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a) not less than 50% of the total number of hours broadcast
monthly between 6 p.m. and midnight; and
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b) not less than 75% of the total number of hours broadcast
annually between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
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2. CJNT-TV shall devote to the
broadcasting of Canadian programs: |
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a) not less than 50% of the total number of hours broadcast
annually between 6 a.m. and midnight; and
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b) not less than 40% of the total number of hours broadcast
annually between 6 p.m. and midnight.
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3. CJNT-TV shall devote to the
broadcasting of non-ethnic programs: |
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a) not more than 40% of the total number of hours broadcast
annually between 6 a.m. and midnight; and
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b) not more than 50% of the total number of hours broadcast
annually between 6 p.m. and midnight.
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4. In periods where the licensee chooses
to broadcast non-ethnic programming: |
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a) no less than 35% and no more than 60% of the total number of
hours dedicated annually to non-ethnic programming shall be
devoted to English-language non-ethnic programming;
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b) no less than 35% and no more than 60% of the total number of
hours dedicated annually to non-ethnic programming shall be
devoted to French-language non-ethnic programming.
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5. CJNT-TV shall broadcast ethnic
programs directed toward not less than 18 distinct ethnic
groups monthly, and toward not less than 25 distinct ethnic
groups annually. |
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6. CJNT-TV shall broadcast ethnic
programs in not less than 15 different languages monthly, and
not less than 25 different languages annually. |
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7. The licensee shall adhere to CJNT-TV's
Code of programming standards and practices, as filed
with the application approved by the Commission in Decision CRTC 2000-744, as amended from time to time and accepted by the
Commission. |
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8. In addition to the 12 minutes of
advertising material permitted by section 11(1) of the Television
Broadcasting Regulations, 1987, the licensee may broadcast more
than 12 minutes of advertising material in any clock hour in a
broadcast day, in order to broadcast infomercials as defined in
Public Notice CRTC 1994-139 and in accordance with the criteria
contained in that public notice, as amended. |
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9. The licensee shall adhere to the
guidelines on gender portrayal set out in the Canadian Association
of Broadcasters' (CAB) Sex-role portrayal code for television and
radio programming, as amended from time to time and approved by
the Commission. |
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10. The licensee shall adhere to the
guidelines on the depiction of violence in television programming
set out in the CAB's Voluntary code regarding violence in
television programming, as amended from time to time and
approved by the Commission. |
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11. The licensee shall adhere to the
provisions of the CAB's Broadcast code for advertising to
children, as amended from time to time and approved by the
Commission. |
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Commitments |
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The licensee will not broadcast any French-language programming
between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. |
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The licensee will devote at least 25% of its film schedule to
Canadian films. |
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The licensee will broadcast 13 hours 30 minutes of
original local ethnic programming each week. |
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The licensee will close-caption 90% of its U.S. non-ethnic
programming. |
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Expectation |
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The Commission expects the licensee to increase the level of
local ethnic programming broadcast on CJNT-TV as the station's
financial position improves over the licence term. |