Weather Network holds on to mandatory distribution status

OTTAWA - The Weather Network/Météomédia had its mandatory distribution status on the digital basic service extended through 2018 by the CRTC on Tuesday. The Commission granted the extension from August 31, 2015 to August 31, 2018 after parent company Pelmorex Communications fulfilled various conditions relating to the National Alert Aggregation and Dissemination (NAAD) system. Pelmorex must still execute NAAD user agreements with the emergency management organizations of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories which are due by April 1, 2012 and August 31, 2015, respectively. www.crtc.gc.ca www.pelmorex.com