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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2005-80
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Ottawa, 8 August 2005
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The Commission has received the following applications. The deadline for submission of interventions/comments is 12 September 2005.
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Applicant and Locality
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TVA Group Inc.
Across Canada
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The Ontario Educational Communications Authority (CICA-TV)
Toronto, Ontario
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Across Canada
Application No. 2005-0632-1
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Application by TVA Group Inc. (TVA) to amend the licence of the national specialty television programming undertaking known as Le Canal Nouvelles.
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The licensee proposes to replace the following conditions of licence:
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1. (a) The licensee shall provide a national French-language specialty television service, with programming that must be drawn exclusively from the following categories, as set out in section 6 of Schedule I of the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990, as amended from time to time:
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1 News
3 Reporting and actualities
12 Interstitials
13 Public service announcements
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1.(b) Subject to 1.(d), the licensee shall maintain a "headline news" format presented in a continuously-updated fifteen minute wheel.
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1.(c) Subject to 1.(d), in any broadcast week, no fifteen-minute period shall elapse without the broadcast of a headline news segment of a minimum of two minutes duration (excluding commercials). The headline news segment must contain a comprehensive news bulletin that includes such programming elements as news, weather, sports and business reports.
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1.(d) The licensee shall be deemed to be in compliance with this condition provided there are no more than 25 occurrences, during any broadcast week, in which more than 15 minutes elapse without the broadcast of a headline news segment, as described in 1. (c). For the purposes of assessing compliance with this requirement, each 15-minute period that elapses without the broadcast of such a headline news segment shall count as a separate occurrence.
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1.(e) During any occurrence in which more than 15 minutes elapse without the broadcast of a headline news segment, the licensee must provide an onscreen display of the headline news items.
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With the following conditions:
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1.(a) The licensee shall provide a national French-language specialty programming undertaking, which shall be restricted to the provision of headline news, and which shall have as its mandate the constant reporting and updating of breaking news and current events throughout the day. "Headline news" means frequent and ongoing coverage of immediate and current events and their context that are of interest to Quebeckers and Canadians; and includes news from within Quebec and Canada as well as coverage of news and events from around the world from a Canadian and Quebec perspective.
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(b) The licensee shall draw its programming exclusively from the following categories, as set out in section 6 of Schedule I of the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990, as amended from time to time.
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1 News
2 (a) Analysis and interpretation
3 Reporting and actualities
12 Interstitials
13 Public service announcements
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(c) Not more than 12% of all programming broadcast during the broadcast week shall be drawn from category 2(a). All such programs must be related to headline news.
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The Commission notes that TVA's proposal includes the addition of program category 2 (a) (analysis and interpretation), to the categories from which the licensee shall exclusively draw its programming.
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Licensee's address:
1600 de Maisonneuve Boulevard East
Specialty Services, 7th Floor
Montréal, Quebec
H2L 4P2
Fax: (514) 380-4664
E-Mail: reglementaires@quebecor.com
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Examination of application:
At the licensee's address, and
Quebecor Media Inc.
300 Viger Avenue East
Regulatory Affairs, 6th Floor East
Montréal, Quebec
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[Broadcasting intervention/comments form]
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Toronto, Ontario
Application No. 2005-0689-2
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Application by The Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TV Ontario) to amend the licence of the English-language television programming undertaking CICA-TV Toronto.
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The licensee proposes to replace the condition of licence requiring it to broadcast a minimum overall level of 65% Canadian programming each broadcast day. This condition reads:
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"The licensee shall devote not less than 65% of the broadcast day to the distribution of Canadian programs."
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In place of the above-noted condition, the licensee seeks approval to broadcast a minimum overall level of 60% Canadian programming each broadcast day. The minimum Canadian program level for a broadcast year for commercial television stations required by section 4(6) of the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987 is 60%.
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The applicant states that the 5% reduction will provide the flexibility needed to invest more in new, high quality Canadian programs throughout the broadcast day.
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It also points out that a minimum of 60% Canadian content over the broadcast day will bring its obligation in line with most other broadcasters in Canada, including all other educational broadcasters.
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Licensee's address:
2180 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario
M4T 2T1
Fax: (416) 484-2732
E-Mail: bdimock@tvontario.org
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Examination of application:
At the licensee's address
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[Broadcasting intervention/comments form]
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Public Participation
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Deadline for Interventions/Comments
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12 September 2005
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The intervention must be received by the CRTC and by the applicant on or before the above-mentioned date. The Commission cannot be held responsible for postal delays.
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Your intervention will be considered by the Commission, and will form part of the public record of the proceeding without further notification to you, provided the procedure set out below has been followed. You will be contacted only if your submission raises procedural questions.
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Submit your written intervention to the Secretary General of the Commission in only one of the following formats:
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by using the
Broadcasting Intervention/Comments Form
located below the description of each application within this public notice
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or
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by mail to
CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N2
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or
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by fax at
(819) 994-0218
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A true copy must be sent to the applicant and proof that this has been done must accompany the intervention sent to the Commission.
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The Commission advises those who file and serve by electronic mode to exercise caution when using e-mail for service of documents or notification, as it may be difficult to establish that service has occurred.
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Before initiating service through electronic mode, please ensure that you will be able to satisfy the Commission, upon request, that service of the notification was completed.
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Where the intervention is filed by electronic means, the line ***End of document*** should be entered following the last paragraph of the document, as an indication that the document has not been damaged during electronic transmission.
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Each paragraph of the document should be numbered.
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Your intervention should clearly identify the application and indicate whether you support or oppose the application, or if you propose changes to it, include the facts and grounds for your proposal.
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Important
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All information submitted, including your email address, name and any other personal information as provided, will become part of the public record and can be viewed on the Commission's Web site.
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Documents sent in electronic format will be put on the Commission's Web site exactly as we received them, and in the official language and format in which they are sent. Documents not received electronically will be scanned and put on the Web site.
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Examination of Documents
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An electronic version of applications is available from the Commission's web site by selecting the application number within this notice.
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A list of all interventions/comments will also be available on the Commission's Web site. An electronic version of all interventions/comments submitted will be accessible from this list. To access the list, select "Lists of interventions/comments" under "Public Proceedings" from the Commission's Web site.
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Documents are also available during normal office hours at the local address provided in this notice and at the Commission offices and documentation centres directly involved with these applications or, upon request, within 2 working days, at any other CRTC offices and documentation centres.
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Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
1 Promenade du Portage, Room 206
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0N2
Tel: (819) 997-2429 - TDD: 994-0423
FAX: (819) 994-0218
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Metropolitan Place
99 Wyse Road, Suite 1410
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 4S5
Tel: (902) 426-7997 - TDD: 426-6997
FAX: (902) 426-2721
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205 Viger Avenue West
Suite 504
Montréal, Quebec H2Z 1G2
Tel: (514) 283-6607
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55 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 624
Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2
Tel: (416) 952-9096
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Kensington Building
275 Portage Avenue, Suite 1810
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3
Tel: (204) 983-6306 - TDD: 983-8274
FAX: (204) 983-6317
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Cornwall Professional Building
2125 - 11th Avenue, Room 103
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3
Tel: (306) 780-3422
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10405 Jasper Avenue, Suite 520
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4
Tel: (780) 495-3224
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530-580 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6
Tel: (604) 666-2111 - TDD: 666-0778
FAX: (604) 666-8322
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Secretary General
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This document is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined in PDF format or in HTML at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca
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Date Modified: 2005-08-08