Supreme Court to hear fee for carriage case in April

OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada is scheduled to hear the fee-for-carriage (or value for signal) appeal on April 19, 2012. As Cartt.ca readers will recall, the CRTC referred the issue’s jurisdictional question to the Federal Court who determined that the Commission does have jurisdiction and can let broadcasters demand a fee from satellite, cable and telco TV carriers for the broadcasters’ off-air signals. www.scc-csc.gc.ca