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Public NoticeCRTC 2000-68
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Ottawa, 26 May 2000 |
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Request by BCE Media
Inc. seeking to amend the lists of Eligible Satellite Services by adding non-Canadian
French-language services |
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On 22 December 1999,
BCE Media Inc. (BCE) submitted a request to the Commission to amend the lists of Eligible
Satellite Services, to authorize the distribution in Canada of the following French and
European services: EuroNews, Planète, Paris-Première, Muzzik and Tropic. |
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In Public Notice CRTC 2000-6, Licensing Framework Policy for New Digital Pay and
Specialty Services, the Commission indicated that it would consider requests to add
foreign services to the lists of Eligible Satellite Services once it had licensed new
Canadian services. As a result, the Commission has determined that it would be
inappropriate to proceed with BCE’s request at this time. However, in view of the
objectives of the Broadcasting Act to provide a range of services in English and
French as resources become available, and the recognition that English and French
broadcasting, while sharing common aspects, operate under different conditions and may
have different requirements, the Commission will seek comments at the hearing commencing
14 August 2000, on the role that non-Canadian French-language services may play in
increasing the availability and diversity of French-language programming in Canada.
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The Commission has
issued today its Notice of Public Hearing relating to the 14 August 2000 Public Hearing.
Interested parties wishing to comment on this issue should consult Notice of Public
Hearing CRTC 2000-5.
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Secretary General |
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This document 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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