OTTAWA – At least it won’t be an election issue this time around. The CRTC today added Italian channel RAI International to the eligible satellite list of services for distribution on a digital basis. Getting RAI on has been quite a battle for the cable companies since the Commission originally sided with its policy of genre-protection, shutting RAI out in 2004 in favor of protecting Corus Entertainment-controlled Telelatino. The channel was an election issue last time around as politicians promised Italian-Canadian voters the channel would be added. Rogers Cable says RAI will go live on its systems June 2, to...
