CRTC launches consultation on mandatory distribution for Uvagut TV, Natyf TV

GATINEAU – The CRTC today released a notice of consultation for requests made last year by Nunavut Independent Television Network (NITV) and Natyf Inc. for mandatory distribution of their discretionary services, Uvagut TV and Natyf TV respectively, as part of the digital basic service. The consultation will be held on Jan. 10, 2023, at 11 a.m. NITV, which proposed a monthly persubscriber wholesale rate of $0.09 for five years, is applying for mandatory distribution across Canada while Natyf, which proposed a rate of $0.12 for five years, is asking for mandatory distribution in Quebec only. Uvagut TV is an Indigenous-language...