Citing the current troubled economy, Canada's broadcast regulator has decided to grant short-term licence renewals for many of the country's private broadcasters.
As part of its decision, selected details of which the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission released on Friday, the regulator has rejected increasing Canadian content spending — for now — and postponed a decision regarding the controversial carriage fees debate.
"We are making our initial determinations public to provide a measure of guidance to conventional broadcasters as they prepare for the upcoming broadcast year and embark on program purchases," CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein said in a statement.
"In the case of the large networks, we have opted for shorter licence terms to give these broadcasters some flexibility during the current period of economic uncertainty."
The CRTC has granted one-year renewals for CTV, Canwest, Sun TV and Rogers Communications-operated Citytv stations. TVA stations will be renewed for two-years.
Omni stations, also operated by Rogers, received a six-year renewal, while RNC Media and Télé Inter-Rives stations are renewed for a full seven-year period.
All renewals take effect on Sept. 1, with specific terms and conditions for each to be made public in the coming weeks, the CRTC said. (Source: www.cbc.ca)
As part of its decision, selected details of which the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission released on Friday, the regulator has rejected increasing Canadian content spending — for now — and postponed a decision regarding the controversial carriage fees debate.
"We are making our initial determinations public to provide a measure of guidance to conventional broadcasters as they prepare for the upcoming broadcast year and embark on program purchases," CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein said in a statement.
"In the case of the large networks, we have opted for shorter licence terms to give these broadcasters some flexibility during the current period of economic uncertainty."
The CRTC has granted one-year renewals for CTV, Canwest, Sun TV and Rogers Communications-operated Citytv stations. TVA stations will be renewed for two-years.
Omni stations, also operated by Rogers, received a six-year renewal, while RNC Media and Télé Inter-Rives stations are renewed for a full seven-year period.
All renewals take effect on Sept. 1, with specific terms and conditions for each to be made public in the coming weeks, the CRTC said. (Source: www.cbc.ca)
