GATINEAU — The CRTC public hearing into CBC/Radio-Canada’s broadcast licences renewal will take place January 11, 2021 in Gatineau, the CRTC announced Monday. The hearing, originally scheduled for May 25, was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Because the hearing will occur after CBC/Radio-Canada’s current group of licences is set to expire on August 31, the CRTC Monday renewed the public broadcaster’s licences for another year until August 31, 2021. This includes all of CBC/Radio-Canada’s English- and French-language television and radio programming undertakings. The Commission is also extending the distribution orders for CBC News Network, ICI RDI and ICI ARTV until August 31, 2021.
In addition, the Commission has added new information to the public record — financial information provided by CBC/Radio-Canada pertaining to its digital activities — and therefore the Commission is reopening the intervention period to allow parties to make submissions regarding this new information only.
The deadline for interventions regarding the new information is July 13, 2020. CBC/Radio-Canada then has until July 23 to submit its replies.
