OTTAWA – The Commission hopes that decisions on adding foreign services to the eligible satellite list will get a bit quicker with a recently announced decision. In calling for comments on adding French channel Planète Thalassa to the lists of eligible satellite services, the CRTC also said that, commencing with this proceeding, it will rely primarily on comments filed to identify the Canadian pay and specialty services with which a sponsored non-Canadian service might compete, and which should therefore be included in its assessment of the competitiveness of the non-Canadian service. Videotron has asked the CRTC to add Planète Thalassa,...
