Uvagut TV gets mandatory distribution on basic TV

The CRTC on Tuesday granted Uvagut TV mandatory distribution on basic TV, beating out its fellow Inuktut-language broadcaster Inuit TV for the spot. Distributors will need to pay a monthly per subscriber fee of nine cents to carry the channel run by the Nunavut Independent Television Network (NITV), which proposes to run 24 hours a day, for a five-year term until August 2029. Inuit TV had proposed 18 hours a day but said it would have difficultly meeting that threshold in the immediate term. Uvagut TV has been on the air since January 2021, offering Inuit-made children’s shows, movies, documentaries,...