Children's Television Programming Annual Posting
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235 E 45th Street New York, NY 10017 April 6, 2020 Re: AETN Networks — Certification of Compliance with Children’s Television Act of 1990 and Closed-Captioning Programming Laws 1st Quarter — January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020 To Whom It May Concern: This letter shall serve as certification under the Children’s Television Act of 1990 (the “Act”) that for the respective quarter ended March 31st, 2020, A&E Television Networks, LLC (“AETN”) has been in compliance with the Act with respect to all of its networks (including in high definition). This letter shall also serve as certification that AETN has been in compliance with the closed-captioning requirements set forth in Section 79.1 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including Section 79.1(j)(2) with respect to its programming services for the quarter ended March 31st, 2020. A&E Television Networks, LLC is dedicated to providing the best programming and customer service possible. I can be reached at (212) 210-9110 or via email: [email protected] with any questions or concerns. We thank you for your business and wish you continued success. Regards, Pamala Steward Director Distribution Operations cc: S. Plasse Document Number: 213270 235 E 45th Street New York, NY 10017 April 6, 2020 Re: AETN Networks — Certification of Compliance with Children’s Television Act of 1990 and Closed-Captioning Programming Laws 1st Quarter — January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020 To Whom It May Concern: This letter shall serve as certification under the Children’s Television Act of 1990 (the “Act”) that for the respective quarter ended March 31st, 2020, A&E Television Networks, LLC (“AETN”) has been in compliance with the Act with respect to all of its networks (including in high definition). This letter shall also serve as certification that AETN has been in compliance with the closed-captioning requirements set forth in Section 79.1 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including Section 79.1(j)(2) with respect to its programming services for the quarter ended March 31st, 2020. A&E Television Networks, LLC is dedicated to providing the best programming and customer service possible. I can be reached at (212) 210-9110 or via email: [email protected] with any questions or concerns. We thank you for your business and wish you continued success. Regards, Pamala Steward Director Distribution Operations cc: S. Plasse Document Number: 213270 235 E 45th Street New York, NY 10017 October 5, 2020 Re: AETN Networks — Certification of Compliance with Children’s Television Act of 1990 and Closed-Captioning Programming Laws 3rd Quarter — July 1, 2020 – September 30th, 2020 To Whom It May Concern: This letter shall serve as certification under the Children’s Television Act of 1990 (the “Act”) that for the respective quarter ended September 30, 2020, A&E Television Networks, LLC (“AETN”) has been in compliance with the Act with respect to all of its networks (including in high definition). This letter shall also serve as certification that AETN has been in compliance with the closed-captioning requirements set forth in Section 79.1 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including Section 79.1(j)(2) with respect to its programming services for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. A&E Television Networks, LLC is dedicated to providing the best programming and customer service possible. I can be reached at (646) 745-0043 or via email: [email protected] with any questions or concerns. We thank you for your business and wish you continued success. Regards, Pamala Steward Director Distribution Operations cc: S. Plasse Document Number: 213270 235 E 45th Street New York, NY 10017 January 5, 2021 Re: AETN Networks — Certification of Compliance with Children’s Television Act of 1990 and Closed-Captioning Programming Laws 4th Quarter — October 1st, 2020 – December 31st, 2020 To Whom It May Concern: This letter shall serve as certification under the Children’s Television Act of 1990 (the “Act”) that for the respective quarter ended December 31st, 2020, A&E Television Networks, LLC (“AETN”) has been in compliance with the Act with respect to all of its networks (including in high definition). This letter shall also serve as certification that AETN has been in compliance with the closed-captioning requirements set forth in Section 79.1 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including Section 79.1(j)(2) with respect to its programming services for the quarter ended December 31st, 2020. A&E Television Networks, LLC is dedicated to providing the best programming and customer service possible. I can be reached at (646) 745-0043 or via email: [email protected] with any questions or concerns. We thank you for your business and wish you continued success. Regards, Pamala Steward Director Distribution Operations cc: S. Plasse Document Number: 213270 DocuSign Envelope ID: 0BF51361-D566-45F5-9EDF-9CD969FDFD80 January 27, 2021 Via Electronic Mail Brian Jones Vice President - Operations National Cable Television Cooperative, Inc. [email protected] Dear Brian Jones: Pursuant to Section 17(c) of the Agreement dated January 1, 2016 between National Cable Television Cooperative, Inc., on the one hand, and AMC Network Entertainment LLC (“AMCN”), WEtv LLC, IFC TV LLC, SundanceTV LLC, New Video Channel America, L.L.C. (collectively with AMCN, WEtv LLC, IFC TV LLC and Sundance TV LLC, the “Networks”) and IFC in Theaters LLC, on the other hand, I hereby certify on behalf of the Networks that (i) for the fourth quarter of 2020, all of the linear programming on AMC, IFC, Sundance TV, WE tv, BBC America and BBC World News (the “Services”) was in compliance with the Federal Communications Commission’s closed captioning regulations contained in 47 C.F.R. § 79.1, and (ii) for the 2020 calendar year, none of the Services’ programming was originally produced and broadcast primarily for an audience of children 12 years old and under. Sincerely, Roy Cho SVP, Distribution CHILDREN´S PROGRAMMING AND CLOSED-CAPTIONING RULES CERTIFICATION FOURTH QUARTER 2020 This is to certify that Atresmedia Corporación de Medios de Comunicación, S.A. (hereinafter Atresmedia Corporación), as standard practice, formats and airs all programs and series originally produced and broadcast primarily for an audience of children 12 years old and under aired on the Channel named “Atres Series” so that the total commercial time did not exceed 10.5 minutes per hour on weekends and 12 minutes per hour on weekdays, in compliance with the Children´s Television Act of 1990 and the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission. Moreover, I certify that Atresmedia Corporación is exempt from the closed- captioning requirements set forth by section 79.1 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations closed captioning because: - Provider´s Annual gross revenues is under $3 million I hereby declare that the foregoing is true and correct Executed this 27th day of january, 2021 Mar Martínez-Raposo General Manager Atresmedia Internacional Avda. Isla Graciosa, 13. 28703 San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid. Tel. +34 916 230 500. www.atresmedia.com QUARTERLY CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING CERTIFICATION 4th Quarter – 2020 The undersigned hereby certifies that the programming found on the AXS TV network complied fully with the provisions of the Children’s Television Act of 1990 and the associated rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission promulgated thereunder for the period of Sept 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. HDNet LLC certifies that the above stated status will continue to be the model for The Network. I hereby declare that the foregoing is true and correct. This certification was executed on the 1st day of January 2021. By: ___________________ Anthony Cicione SR VP Operations HDNet LLC 8269 E. 23rd Ave Denver, CO 80238 (303) 542-5600 First Media 3550 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 2010 Los Angeles, CA 90010 1/25/2021 NCTC 11200 Corporate Ave. Lenexa, KS 66219 RE: BabyFirst Certificate of Compliance - NCTC To Whom It May Concern: This letter certifies that to the best of my knowledge after reasonable review, BFTV, LLC dba BabyFirst, A First Media Company, is in compliance with the “commercial limitations” set forth in the Children’s Television Act of 1990 and Closed Captioning requirements set out under 47 C.F.R. 79.1 and the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 during the 4th quarter of 2020. Additionally, our CALM certification is available at www.babyfirsttv.com under the Company information tab. 4th Quarter 2020 E/I Programming Certification Month/Year: 4th Quarter, 2020 E/I Children’s Programming. Attached hereto is information sufficient to enable Broadcaster to complete the FCC Children’s Programming Report (Form 398) for the D4 Channel. Closed Captioning. All programming provided for broadcast on the station during this month was closed captioned, except for the programs noted below along with the applicable FEE exemption: D4 Channel is exempt from adding captions to programming at this time because the D4 Channel’s annual gross revenues in the prior calendar year were less than $3 million. Commercial limits in Children’s Programming. During Q4 2020 Programmer aired the following E/I programming aimed at an audience of teens 13-16 years of age and therefore the rules of 47 C.F.R. Section 73.670 for commercial limits and website rules do not apply. Children’s Program Days and times aired Xploration Nature Knows Best Sat 9:00am (ET) Xploration Weird But True Sat 9:30am (ET) Biz Kids Sat 10:00am (ET) Dragonfly TV Sat 10:30am (ET) Think Big Sat 11:00am (ET) Xploration Earth 2050 Sat 11:30am (ET) Certified this 5th Day of January 2021 By: Ryan Raines, COO December 31, 2020 This letter is intended to assist The Cowboy Channel affiliates in satisfying their obligations with the Federal Communications Commission’s Television Regulations.