GATINEAU – Saying the proposed new digital channel infringed on the genre protection of existing Canadian specialties, the CRTC denied a category two digital specialty service license to Cosmo TV.The channel, as first reported in January by Cartt.ca, was to be a partnership between Corus Entertainment and Hearst Corporation, the publisher of Cosmopolitan Magazine (better known simply as "Cosmo", of course). CHUM had objected to the Cosmo application, saying it infringed too closely on its Star! analog cable channel and its protected category one digi-net Fashion Television. The Commission agreed. "In the present case, given the very broad nature of...
