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Route reference: 2010-551

Ottawa, 11 January 2011

J. Thomas Murray, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Across Canada

Application 2010-0547-1, received 31 March 2010
Public Hearing in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
6 October 2010

Canadian Golf Network - CGN – Category 2 specialty service

The Commission approves an application for a broadcasting licence to operate a new Category 2 specialty service.

The application

1.      J. Thomas Murray, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated filed an application for a broadcasting licence to provide Canadian Golf Network - CGN, a national, English-language Category 2 specialty programming undertaking devoted to in-depth analysis and coverage of all aspects of golf, from professional tours such as the PGA, the CBGA and the European Tour, to amateur events. The service would also offer educational programs, player profiles and golf news. The Commission did not receive any interventions in connection with this application.

2.      The applicant will be equally controlled by the four shareholders of the parent corporation to be incorporated through their ability to each nominate a director on the board of directors.

3.      The applicant proposed to draw programming for the service from the following program categories set out in Item 6 of Schedule I to the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990, as amended from time to time: 1, 2(a), 2(b), 5(b), 6(a), 6(b), 7(c), 7(d), 7(g), 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14.

4.      In order to assure that the proposed service would not be directly competitive with any existing Category 1 or analog pay or specialty services, the applicant agreed to accept the following conditions of licence:

• The licensee may broadcast live PGA Tour events representing a maximum of 10% of its monthly schedule.

• The licensee shall devote no more than 10% of its broadcast month to programming drawn from each of the following program categories: 2(b) and 7(d).

5.      The applicant proposed to offer 50% of its programming in high definition (HD) format, and sought authority to offer a standard definition as well as an HD version of its proposed service.

Commission’s determination

6.      The Commission is satisfied that the application complies with the frameworks set out in Public Notice 2000-6 and Broadcasting Public Notice 2008-100, with the approaches set out in Broadcasting Public Notices 2003-61 and 2006-74, and with all applicable terms and conditions set out in Public Notice 2000-171-1. Accordingly, the Commission approves the application by J. Thomas Murray, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated for a broadcasting licence to operate the national, English-language Category 2 specialty programming undertaking Canadian Golf Network - CGN. The terms and conditions of licence are set out in the appendix to this decision.

Reminder

7.      The Commission reminds the applicant that distribution of this service is subject to the applicable distribution rules set out in Broadcasting Public Notice 2008-100.

Secretary General

Related documents

• Regulatory frameworks for broadcasting distribution undertakings and discretionary programming services – Regulatory Policy, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-100, 30 October 2008

• Regulatory framework for the licensing and distribution of high definition pay and specialty services, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-74, 15 June 2006

• The regulatory framework for the distribution of digital television signals, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2003-61, 11 November 2003

• Introductory statement – Licensing of new digital pay and specialty services – Corrected Appendix 2, Public Notice CRTC 2000-171-1, 6 March 2001

• Licensing framework policy for new digital pay and specialty services, Public Notice CRTC 2000-6, 13 January 2000

*This decision is to be appended to the licence.