ATN granted ten more broadcast licenses

OTTAWA - Asian Television Network International Ltd. (ATN) received CRTC approval for ten new TV channels on Thursday.ATN already operates 14 multicultural TV channels, and now holds national licenses for two Hindi movie channels; two cricket channels; three South Asian news channels; two Hindi music channels; and a sports service called Asian Sports Network.The Commission denied ATN’s request for a national, English-language, ethnic Category 2 specialty television channel called ATN Multicultural Channel, and its application for the Commonwealth Broadcasting Network, a national, English- and Hindi-language general interest network that would target Caribbean and African communities.www.crtc.gc.ca www.asiantelevision.com