Industry Canada delay means CTV wants to direct-feed its HD in nine markets

TORONTO and GATINEAU – CTVglobemedia wants to be able to deliver the high definition signals of nine conventional TV stations to cable, satellite and telco TV distributors via a direct fibre feed, rather than over the air, the CRTC announced today. The nine stations are: CJCH-TV Halifax; CFCF-TV Montreal; CJOH-TV Ottawa; CHRO-TV Pembroke; CHRO-TV-43 Ottawa; CKVR-TV Barrie; CKY-TV Winnipeg; CKCK-TV Regina; CFRN-TV Edmonton; CIVI-TV Victoria. “The licensee also notes that Commission policy, to this point, has not required BDUs to provide simultaneous substitution with respect to HD television signals offered by direct feed only. CTVgm submits that the simultaneous substitution...