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An entity was created (CASN/RSAC) that applied to the CRTC for two television licenses for specialty sports television networks dedicated to Canadian high performance sport. The application, which was made on Dec. 3, 2007, is for an English language license and a French language license: Canadian Amateur Sports Network (CASN) and Réseau du sport amateur canadien (RSAC). CASN/RSAC is an initiative of the Canadian Olympic Committee working with private investors and broadcast experts.
The proposed national digital television networks would each focus solely on Canadian amateur sport 24 hours a day, seven days a week, allowing Canadians to watch their amateur athletes compete in regional, national and international events in both Olympic and non-Olympic sports.
The applications ask for mandatory distribution of the networks on the basic digital service of all Cable and DTH Satellite carriers, and a mandatory wholesale subscription rate of sixty cents ($0.60) per household per month (in geographic areas that are consistent with its broadcast language).
The proposed networks would contribute more than $100 million to amateur sport over the first seven years of operation and would continue to contribute sustainable funding to the sport community after that period.
The COC is hopeful that public hearings on the applications will take place in the near future and a CRTC decision will be rendered as soon as possible after the hearings.
Visit http://www.casn-rsac.ca/ for more information.
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