GATINEAU – The CRTC on Thursday shot down three applications for new digi-nets by High Fidelity HDTV. The channels were to be called Diversion HD, Diversion SD and Canada HD Network. Since the Diversion brand was to be a standard definition and high definition movie channel – albeit ad-supported and not pay – the Commission decided it was too close to other pay TV movie channels already in existence and contrary to its “one-per-genre” pay and specialty service policy. With the Canada HD Network, HiFi was attempting to create a general interest high definition category two digital channel that would...
