Agenda, Hearing 5 December 2011, Québec and Montréal, Quebec
Agenda (Revised on 29 November 2011)
HEARING
Québec and Montréal, Quebec
Development of a regulatory framework for the French-language television market, licence renewals for Astral Media Inc., Quebecor Media Inc. and Serdy Media Inc., and review of certain conditions of licence for V Interactions Inc.
Québec - 5 and 6 December 2011 at 9:00 a.m.
Loews Le Concorde Hotel
1225 Cours du Général-De-Montcalm
Québec, Quebec
Hearing Room: Jean-Paul Lemieux
Temporary Examination Room: Room 410 - 418-648-2827
Montréal - 8 and 9 December 2011 at 9:00 a.m.
Omni Mont-Royal Hotel
1050 Sherbrooke Street West
Montréal, Quebec
Hearing Room: Salon Été
Temporary Examination Room: Salon Hiver - 514-283-3917
Interventions received concerning the applications scheduled for this hearing are available on the public examination files.
Reference Documents: Broadcasting Notices of Consultation CRTC 2011‑525, 2011‑525‑1, and 2011‑525‑2.
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Québec, commencing 5 December 2011
Appearing Items
Phase I – Presentations by the applicants
1. Quebecor Media Inc., on behalf of TVA Group Inc.
Application 2011-0482-7
Applications by QMI, on behalf of the licensees listed in Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-525, for the renewal of broadcasting licences for the stations and services listed in Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-525.
2. Astral Media Inc.
Application 2011-0483-5
Applications by Astral, on behalf of the licensees listed in Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-525, for the renewal of broadcasting licences for the stations and services listed in Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-525.
3. V Interactions Inc.
Application 2011-0484-3
In Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-129, the Commission approved an application to change the effective control of TQS inc. through the transfer of all of the issued and outstanding shares of 3947424 Canada Inc., the parent corporation of TQS, then held by Cogeco Radio-Télévision inc. (60%) and CTV Television Inc. (40%), to Remstar Diffusion Inc.. The Commission also announced that it intended to re-examine certain conditions of licence in a future public hearing to be held in order to renew the licences of most French-language television services.
Therefore, the Commission will limit the discussions to questions regarding the obligations to broadcast local programming, including local news, as well as priority programming.
Phase II – Presentations by interveners
Intervenors - Appearing individually
1. Quebecor Media Inc., en son nom et ceux du Groupe TVA inc. et de Vidéotron s.e.n.c. (int. #93)
2. Astral Media Inc. (int. #101)
3. V Interactions Inc. (int. #100)
Panel of Interveners
4. Syndicat des Employé(e)s de CFCM-TV - Section locale 2252 (int. #61)
5. Conseil provincial du secteur des communications (CPSC)/Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique (SCFP) (int. #102)
Intervenor - Appearing individually
6. Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique (SCFP) (int. #83)
Montréal, commencing 8 December 2011
Intervenors - Appearing individually
7. Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) (int. #81)
8. Association des Producteurs de films et de télévision du Québec (APFTQ) (int. #64 and #65)
9. Alliance des producteurs francophones du Canada (APFC) (int. #97)
10. Writers Guild of Canada (int. #69)
11. Canadian Association of Film Distributors & Exporters (int. #98)
12. On Screen Manitoba (int. #107)
13. Corus Entertainment Inc. (int. #94)
14. Association québécoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo (ADISQ) (int. #90)
15. Union des artistes (UDA), Société des auteurs de radio, télévision et cinéma (SARTEC) et Association des réalisateurs et réalisatrices du Québec (ARRQ) (int. #85)
16. Fédération nationale des communications (int. #41)
Phase III – Replies by the applicants
1. V Interactions Inc.
2. Astral Media Inc.
3. Quebecor Media Inc., on behalf of TVA Group Inc.
Non-appearing items
Even though there is no oral presentation for the following applications, they are part of this hearing and as such, they will be considered by the Panel and a decision will be rendered at a later date.
Please refer to Broadcasting Notices of Consultation CRTC 2011-525, 2011-525-1 and 2011-525-2 for a detailed description of the following application which is available electronically in the Temporary Examination Room.
4. Astral Media Inc.
Application 2011-0483-5
CFTK-TV, Terrace and CJDC-TV, Dawson Creek, British Columbia
5. Serdy Média Inc.
Application 2011-0527-1
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