CRTC calls for comments on Al Jazeera English

OTTAWA – The CRTC has asked for comments regarding the addition of Middle East-based news and current affairs channel Al Jazeera English (AJE) to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution in Canada. The Commission received a request on February 27 from Ethnic Channels Group Limited (ECGL) to add AJE to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis. In Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-254, the Commission asked that parties wishing that AJE not be authorized for distribution in Canada should provide detailed support for their position before June 8, 2009. www.crtc.gc.ca www.aljazeera.net/english www.ethnicchannels.com