Mandatory distribution order for Northern governments' TV renewed

OTTAWA – The CRTC has renewed the mandatory distribution order for the services of the Legislative Assemblies of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, without an expiry date.These services, which operate under the Parliamentary and Provincial or Territorial Legislature Proceedings Exemption Order, exclusively cover the proceedings of the Legislative Assemblies of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories in Aboriginal languages, as well as in English and French. They will continue to be offered on the digital basic service of direct-to-home satellite broadcasting distribution undertakings serving Nunavut and the Northwest Territories without a per subscriber monthly wholesale rate.“The Commission is satisfied that these services...