Decision CRTC 2001-306

Ottawa, 4 June 2001

CHUM Limited
Across Canada 2001-0158-5

17 April 2001 Public Hearing
National Capital Region

International Film Channel

The Commission approves a Category 2 specialty television service to be known as International Film Channel. The terms and conditions generally applicable to Category 2 services are set out in Public Notice CRTC 2000-171-1.

Conditions of licence

The licence, when issued, will expire 31 August 2007 and will be subject to the following conditions as well as to those set out in Public Notice CRTC 2000-171-1 andin the licence to be issued.

Nature of service

b) The programming must be drawn exclusively from the following categories, as set out in Schedule I to the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990:
2(a), 2(b), 7(c), 7(d), 7(e), 7(g), 11, 12, 13 and 14.

c) All non-Canadian programming from 7(d) shall be from countries other than the United States.

Definitions

Broadcast day shall have the same meaning as that set out in section 2 of the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987.

Intervention

An intervention in opposition to this application was submitted by TEN Broadcasting Inc., which received approval for a new Category 2 digital specialty television service, in November 2000.

While the Commission is sensitive to some of the concerns raised by the intervener about new Category 2 services, it has determined that delaying the launch or approval of new services would be contrary to its competitive, open-entry approach to licensing new Category 2 specialty television services.

Related CRTC documents

• Public Notice 2000-171-1- Introductory statement - Licensing of new digital pay and specialty services - Corrected Appendix 2

• Public Notice 2000-171 - Introductory statement - Licensing of new digital pay and specialty services

• Public Notice 2000-6 - Licensing framework policy for new digital pay and specialty services

Secretary General

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: www.crtc.gc.ca