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02-08-2010, 02:58 PM
6. Across Canada
Application No. 2009-1094-4
Application by FreeHD Canada Inc. (FreeHD) for a broadcasting licence to operate a new national direct-to-home satellite distribution undertaking.
FreeHD requests conditions of licence that would permit it to offer programming services to customers in two large "basic" packages, one directed at anglophone consumers and the other at francophone consumers. FreeHD submits that this would benefit all stakeholders, stating, among other things, that the preponderance of each package would be Canadian (90%) and that programmers would be assured good penetration.
FreeHD states that it will distribute all over-the-air television stations that meet a certain threshold based on number of hours per week of local programming. In particular, it proposes to distribute stations in English-language markets that originate 7 hours per week of local programming, and stations in French-language markets that originate 5 hours per week of local programming.
As part of the application, FreeHD proposes to offer a "free local program package" to consumers who acquire the necessary reception equipment. In this context, it is requesting that it be relieved of any fees that might be associated with the distribution of a television station into its own market. It is also requesting relief from the requirement to contribute to the Local Programming Improvement Fund for the first five years of its licence term.
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2009/2009-632.htm#6
Application No. 2009-1094-4
Application by FreeHD Canada Inc. (FreeHD) for a broadcasting licence to operate a new national direct-to-home satellite distribution undertaking.
FreeHD requests conditions of licence that would permit it to offer programming services to customers in two large "basic" packages, one directed at anglophone consumers and the other at francophone consumers. FreeHD submits that this would benefit all stakeholders, stating, among other things, that the preponderance of each package would be Canadian (90%) and that programmers would be assured good penetration.
FreeHD states that it will distribute all over-the-air television stations that meet a certain threshold based on number of hours per week of local programming. In particular, it proposes to distribute stations in English-language markets that originate 7 hours per week of local programming, and stations in French-language markets that originate 5 hours per week of local programming.
As part of the application, FreeHD proposes to offer a "free local program package" to consumers who acquire the necessary reception equipment. In this context, it is requesting that it be relieved of any fees that might be associated with the distribution of a television station into its own market. It is also requesting relief from the requirement to contribute to the Local Programming Improvement Fund for the first five years of its licence term.
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2009/2009-632.htm#6