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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC
2008-61
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See also: 2008-61-1
Ottawa, 11 July 2008 |
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Notice of consultation |
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Application received
Across Canada
Deadline for submission of interventions/comments: 31 July 2008 |
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The Commission has received the
following application: |
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[Broadcasting intervention/comments form] |
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Applicant and Locality |
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Corus Entertainment Inc.
(Corus), on behalf of 1708484 Ontario Inc. (1708484)
Across Canada
Application No. 2008-0382-6
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Across Canada
Application No. 2008-0382-6 |
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Application by Corus
Entertainment Inc. (Corus), on behalf of 1708484 Ontario Inc. (1708484),
seeking authority to effect a change of effective control of
1708484, pursuant to subsection 10(4)(a) of the Specialty Services
Regulations, 1990. |
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1708484 is the licensee of the
English-language specialty programming undertaking known as Canadian
Learning Television (CLT). |
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1708484 is wholly-owned by
Learning and Skills Television Alberta Limited (Learning and Skills),
which in turn is wholly-owned by CTV Inc. (CTV). |
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The transaction will be
effected through the transfer of all the issued and outstanding shares
currently held by Learning and Skills or by CTV1, in the capital of
1708484 Inc., to Corus. |
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As a result, effective control
of 1708484 would be exercised by Corus, a corporation controlled by JR
Shaw through its direct holdings and through a Voting Trust Agreement. |
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The value of the transaction,
based on the terms of the purchase agreement, is $73,000,000 and the
applicant proposed a tangible benefits package totalling $7,300,000 to
be paid over a seven -year period: |
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·1 Production of incremental original Canadian Programming -
$6,325,000
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·2 Learning based programming - $975,000
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The Commission invites comments
on the proposed transaction. |
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Applicant's address:
9 Channel Nine Court
Scarborough, Ontario
M1S 4B5
E-Mail: susan.wheeler@rci.rogers.com
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Examination of application:
333 Bloor Street East
6th Floor
Toronto, Ontario |
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Public Participation |
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Deadline for Interventions/Comments |
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31 July 2008 |
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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] |
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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 notice |
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Note that all information that
you provide as part of this public process, except information granted
confidentiality, whether sent by postal mail, facsimile, e-mail or
through the Commission's Web site at www.crtc.gc.ca, becomes part of a
publicly accessible file and will be posted on the Commission's Web
site. This information includes your personal information, such as your
full name, e-mail address, postal/street address, telephone and
facsimile number(s), and any other personal information you provide.
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The personal information you
provide will be used and may be disclosed for the purpose for which the
information was obtained or compiled by the Commission, or for a use
consistent with that purpose. |
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Documents received
electronically or otherwise will be put on the Commission's Web site in
their entirety exactly as you send them, including any personal
information contained therein, in the official language and format in
which they are received. Documents not received electronically will be
available in PDF format. |
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Please note that the
information you provide to the Commission as part of this public process
is entered into an unsearchable database dedicated to this specific
public process. This database is accessible only from the Webpage of
this particular public process. As a result, a general search of our
Website with the help of either our own search engine or a third-party
search engine will not provide access to the information which was
provided as part of this public process. |
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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
Toll free Telephone: 1-877-249-2782
Toll-free TDD: 1-877-909-2782
Fax: 819-994-0218 |
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Metropolitan Place
99 Wyse Road, Suite 1410
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 4S5
Tel: 902-426-7997
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: 204-983-8274
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: 604-666-0778
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:
www.crtc.gc.ca |
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1-An
application for authority to effect a corporate reorganization (assets)
involving Learning and Skills (no.
2008-0330-6),
has been filed with the Commission under separate cover.
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