GATINEAU — The CRTC is holding a public hearing in Gatineau starting on Tuesday, November 5, where it will examine Allarco Entertainment’s application to renew the licence of Super Channel.
As reported previously by Cartt.ca, the CRTC said back in May that Super Channel’s licence renewal application required further explanation by Allarco Entertainment after interventions submitted to the Commission raised issues regarding instances of apparent non-compliance. Some of those instances of non-compliance were related to the distribution of Canadian programs, the eligibility and late payment of certain Canadian programming expenditures, and the eligibility and late payment of certain expenditures devoted to regional outreach programs and script and concept development, the CRTC said in Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2019-303, published August 28.
On Tuesday, representatives from Allarco Entertainment are expected to appear at the public hearing to address these issues of apparent non-compliance. Interveners scheduled to make presentations include representatives from the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA), On Screen Manitoba, Alberta Media Production Industries Association, Documentary Organization of Canada, and Directors Guild of Canada.
In a media advisory issued Monday, the CRTC said it will also hold a public hearing on Wednesday, November 6, to examine the licence renewal applications of four British Columbia radio stations.
The Super Channel public hearing will be held Tuesday in the Outaouais room at the Conference Centre, Portage IV, 140 Promenade du Portage in Gatineau, starting at 9 a.m.
A live audio feed of the hearing will be available on the CRTC website.
