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Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2005-5 Ottawa, 16 June 2005 The Commission will hold a public hearing commencing on 15 August 2005 at 9:30 a.m., at the Commission Headquarters, 1Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec, to consider the following applications. The deadline for submission of interventions/comments is 21 July 2005. Item Applicant and Locality 1. MediaNet Canada Ltd. Across Canada 2. MediaNet Canada Ltd. Across Canada 3. SF Partners Inc. (OBCI) Across Canada 4. VISTA The Virtual Window Inc. Across Canada 5. TELETOON Canada Inc. Across Canada 6. TELETOON Canada Inc. Across Canada 7. TVA Group Inc. Across Canada 8. TVA Group Inc. Across Canada 9. TVA Group Inc. Across Canada 10. TVA Group Inc. Across Canada 11. Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting Inc. (OBCI) Across Canada 12. Showcase Television Inc. Across Canada 13. Showcase Television Inc. Across Canada 14. Entertainment Without Limits Inc. Across Canada 15. Astral Broadcasting Group Inc. Across Canada 16. Astral Broadcasting Group Inc. Across Canada 17. Astral Broadcasting Group Inc. Across Canada 2 18. Astral Broadcasting Group Inc. Across Canada 19. CHUM Limited, on behalf of its subsidiary 1640576 Ontario Inc. Across Canada 20. Entertainment Without Limits Inc. Across Canada 21. 2953285 Canada Inc. Across Canada 22. New Song Communications Ministries Ltd. Saint John, New Brunswick 23. La radio campus communautaire francophone de Shawinigan inc. Shawinigan, Quebec 24. Anderson Parish Media Inc. City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario 25. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Ottawa and Toronto, Ontario 26. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Ottawa, Ontario 27. Kenneth Clarke Odland (OBCI) Wolseley, Saskatchewan 28. Dennis M. Dyck (OBCI) Yorkton, Saskatchewan 29. 3077457 Nova Scotia Limited controlled by Jack McGaw and Robert Stapells Amherst, Nova Scotia 30. Prescott Sandhu (OBCI) Vanderhoof, British Columbia 1. Across Canada Application No. 2004-1387-3 Application by MediaNet Canada Ltd. for a licence to operate a Category 2 national English-language specialty programming undertaking to be known as The Cricket Channel. The applicant states that the programming will consist of professional and amateur cricket games and cricket related programming originating from both within Canada as well as from around the world. The applicant proposes to offer programming from the following categories: 1, 2(a), 2(b), 3, 6(a), 6(b), 11 and 13 as set out in Schedule I of the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990. 3 Applicant's address: 1085 Bellamy Road North #15 Toronto, Ontario M1H 3C7 Fax: (416) 438-4948 E-Mail: [email protected] Examination of application: At the applicant’s address [Broadcasting intervention/comments form] 2. Across Canada Application No. 2005-0042-2 Application by MediaNet Canada Ltd. to amend the licence of the national ethnic Category 2 specialty programming undertaking known as JTV-Jewish Television approved in Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2004-497, 18 November 2004. The current licence has the following conditions of licence : The licensee shall provide a national ethnic Category 2 specialty programming undertaking directed particularly towards young Jewish Canadians. The service shall be devoted to programming that reflects the Jewish religion and lifestyle. Not less than 55% of all programming broadcast in the broadcast week shall be in the Yiddish and Hebrew languages. Not more than 20% of all programming broadcast in the broadcast week shall be in the English language. Not more than 10% of all programming broadcast in the broadcast week shall be in the French language. Not less than 5% of all programming broadcast in the broadcast week shall be in the Arabic, Russian and German languages, respectively. The licensee shall devote not less than 15% of the first broadcast year of the licence term, and of the evening broadcast period during that year, to the broadcast of Canadian programs. The licensee now wishes to change its nature of service by having the following conditions of licence: 4 The licensee shall provide a national Category 2 specialty programming undertaking devoted to the Canadian Jewish community at all times with an emphasis on young Canadian Jews. The programming will have an emphasis on the Jewish religion, lifestyle and heritage. Programming will consist of Canadian and foreign Jewish programs with a large portion produced by and for young Jewish Canadians. The licensee proposes not to broadcast any English or French-language programming from category 6a) professional sports. Not less than 25% of all programming broadcast in the broadcast week shall be in the Yiddish and Hebrew languages. Not more than 65% of all programming broadcast in the broadcast week shall be in the English and/or French-language. Not less than 10% of all programming broadcast in the broadcast week shall be in the Arabic and/or Russian-languages. The licensee shall devote not less than 25% of the first and second broadcast years of the licence term, and of the evening broadcast period during those years, to the broadcast of Canadian programs. In Year 3 of the licence term, and in each year thereafter, the licensee shall devote not less than 35% of the broadcast year, and of the evening broadcast period of each year, to the broadcast of Canadian Programs. The licensee stated that the majority of the programming must be in the English-language to ensure that all generations and sectors of the Jewish community are served. It further states that JTV is more than just a religious identity and will showcase a large variety of Canadian Jewish production, of which most will be in the English-language. Licensee's address: 1085 Bellamy Road North #15 Toronto, Ontario M1H 3C7 Fax: (416) 438-4948 E-Mail : [email protected] Examination of application: At the licensee’s address [Broadcasting intervention/comments form] 5 3. Across Canada Application No. 2005-0170-2 Application by SF Partners Inc., on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated (OBCI), to acquire the assets of the Category 2 specialty programming undertaking known as High School Television Network (HSTN). The applicant is also requesting a licence to continue the operation of the undertaking under the same terms and conditions as those in effect under the licence, upon surrender of the current licence issued to High School Television Network Inc. (HSTN Inc.). SF Partners Inc. received authority to temporarily manage HSTN Inc. on 28 February 2003 (Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-78). Under this authority, SF Partners Inc. has the exclusive responsibility for the operation of the undertaking. The temporary management authority has been renewed since then. On 27 February 2005, the Commission approved an extension of its authority to 30 September 2005 in order to process the current application. Applicant's address: 4950 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario M2N 6K1 Fax: (416) 250-5083 E-Mail: [email protected] Examination of application: 6 Adelaide East, Suite 710 Toronto, Ontario [Broadcasting intervention/comments form] 4. Across Canada Application No. 2005-0257-7 Application by VISTA The Virtual Window Inc. for a licence to operate a Category 2 national English and French-language specialty programming undertaking to be known as Vista The Virtual Window. The applicant states that the programming will consist of high definition full motion images of the most beautiful geography of Canada and the world. The applicant proposes to offer programming from the following categories: 11, 12, 13 and 14 as set out in Schedule I of the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990. Applicant's address: 6 3226 Tufts Bay East Regina, Saskatchewan S4V 1V2 Fax: (306) 757-2110 E-Mail: [email protected] Examination of application: 1500-1874 Scarth Street Regina, Saskatchewan [Broadcasting intervention/comments form] 5. Across Canada Application No. 2005-0282-4 Application by TELETOON Canada Inc. for a licence to operate a Category 2 national French-language specialty programming undertaking to be known as TELETOON Rétro. The applicant states that the programming will consist of classic animation and classic animation-related programs from Canada and around the world, including animated movies, specials, series and shorts all of which commenced production at least ten (10) years prior to their exhibition by the licensee. The applicant proposes to offer programming from the following categories: 2(b), 5(b), 7(a), 7(b), 7(c), 7(d), 7(e), 7(g), 12, 13 and 14 as set out in Schedule I of the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990. The applicant proposes that no more than 5% of the broadcast year would consist of programming from categories 12 (Interstitials), 13 (Public service announcements) and 14 (Infomercials, promotional and corporate videos). The applicant proposes that no less than 90% of all programming broadcast during the broadcast year shall be drawn from Categories 7(d) Theatrical feature films aired on television and 7 (e) Animated television programs and films. All programs shall consist exclusively of animation and animation-related programming, with the exception of those drawn from categories 12, 13 and 14. Applicant's address: Place BCE 181 Bay Street P.O. Box 787 Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3 7 Fax: (416) 956-2070 E-Mail: [email protected] Examination of application: 2100 Ste-Catherine Street West, 2nd Floor Montréal, Quebec, and Place BCE 36 Yonge Street, 2nd Floor Toronto, Ontario [Broadcasting intervention/comments form] 6. Across Canada Application No. 2005-0283-2 Application by TELETOON Canada Inc. for a licence to operate a Category 2 national English-language specialty programming undertaking to be known as TELETOON Retro. The applicant states that the programming will consist of classic animation and classic animation-related programs from Canada and around the world, including animated movies, specials, series and shorts all of which commenced production at least ten (10) years prior to their exhibition by the licensee. The applicant proposes to offer programming from the following categories: 2(b), 5(b), 7(a), 7(b), 7(c), 7(d), 7(e), 7(g), 12, 13 and 14 as set out in Schedule I of the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990.
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