GlassBox gets go-ahead for new French music service

OTTAWA – GlassBox Television has received CRTC approval for a new French-language music channel. The category B service, known as GlassBox Créneau musical : musiques émergentes, is a national service that will be devoted to emerging music and its creation and would include programming featuring emerging music with the objective of helping emerging artists. Music videos will play “a key role” in its service’s programming strategy, according to its application. The new channel’s licence will expire on August 31, 2018. www.crtc.gc.ca www.GlassBox.tv