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Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2004-6-1 |
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See also: 2004-6 Ottawa, 27 February 2004 |
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The Comedy Network Inc. Across Canada |
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Application 2002-0896-9 Public Hearing in the National Capital Region 26 May 2003 |
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The Comedy Network - Erratum |
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In Introduction to Broadcasting Decisions CRTC 2004-6 to 2004-27 renewing the licences of 22 specialty services, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2004-2, 21 January 2004, the Commission set out the approach that it had decided to follow in setting requirements for Canadian programming expenditures (CPE) by specialty television services first licensed in 1996, and whose licence renewal applications were the subject of Broadcasting Decisions CRTC 2004-6 to 2004-27. Specifically, the Commission stated that, based on its consideration of the record of this proceeding, it had decided: |
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.to adopt a graduated approach in setting the Canadian programming expenditure requirements that the licensees of the 1996 services will be required to meet during the upcoming licence term, based upon the historical average PBIT margin for each service over the initial licence term. |
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The Commission added: |
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Licensees whose historical PBIT levels have been in the 20 to 24% range will be required to increase their minimum annual expenditures on Canadian programming by an increment of three percentage points over the amounts specified in their existing conditions of licence. Increments of four and six percentage points will be required of licensees whose historical PBIT levels have been between 25 and 29%, and 35 and 39%, respectively. Licensees with historic PBIT levels above 40% will be required to increase their minimum annual expenditures on Canadian programming over the amounts specified in their existing conditions of licence by an increment of seven percentage points. Licensees having a historical PBIT of less than 20% will be required to make minimum expenditures on Canadian programming at the same levels required by their existing conditions of licence. |
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In The Comedy Network - Licence renewal, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2004-6, 21 January 2004 (Decision 2004-6), the Commission indicated that the historical average profit before interest and tax (PBIT) margin earned by The Comedy Network fell into the range that, under the Commission's graduated approach, would result in its required minimum annual expenditures on Canadian programming increasing by an increment of three percentage points over the amount specified in its existing conditions of licence beginning 1 September 2004 (i.e., from 41% to 44% of the gross revenues derived from the operation of the service during the previous broadcast year). |
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Following the issuance of Decision 2004-6, the Commission discovered that the historical average PBIT range for The Comedy Network had been incorrectly stated in that decision, and that the correct range should have been 25% to 29%. The error resulted in this licensee's CPE requirement not being set at the level that the Commission had intended in light of the approach set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 above. |
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Taking this into account, and consistent with that approach, the Commission has determined that, beginning 1 September 2004, this licensee should be required to expend 45% of the gross revenues from the previous broadcast year on the acquisition of and/or investment in Canadian programs. |
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This licensee's condition of licence 3(b)is therefore corrected to read as follows: |
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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: www.crtc.gc.ca |
Date Modified: 2004-02-27
