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CRTC New Media Proceeding

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On May 15, 2008, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released its previously announced public notice calling for comments on the scope of the issues, and the questions associated with those issues, to be discussed in a future new media broadcasting proceeding.

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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-44, Call for comments on the scope of a future proceeding on Canadian broadcasting in new media

On May 15, 2008, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released its previously announced public notice calling for comments1 on the scope of the issues, and the questions associated with those issues, to be discussed in a future new media broadcasting proceeding. In the Public Notice, the CRTC recognizes that the new media environment has evolved considerably since the CRTC first issued its exemption order for new media broadcasting undertakings in 1999.

As part of this proceeding, the CRTC has published a report titled Perspectives on Canadian Broadcasting in New Media, which contains research, statistics and stakeholder views on the challenges and opportunities that exist in Canada with respect to the production, distribution and

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