Sirius XM Canada Inc. (“SiriusXM” or the “Licensee”), a Canadian radio broadcasting company, filed an application with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to renew the broadcasting licence for the national satellite subscription radio undertakings Sirius Canada and XM Canada, which expired on December, 31 2019.
Additionally, SiriusXM requested amendments to the services’ condition of licence relating to the percentage of revenues from its satellite subscription radio undertakings that must be contributed to Canadian content development (CCD) initiatives, in order to decrease such contributions and to change the allocation formula. Finally, the licensee requested amendments to the services’ condition of licence relating to the broadcast of Canadian musical selections in order to modify the definitions of “new Canadian musical selection,” “emerging English Canadian artist” and “emerging French Canadian artist.”
The CRTC renewed the broadcasting licence for the national satellite subscription radio undertakings Sirius Canada and XM Canada from January 1, 2020 to August 31, 2024.
Fasken Partner Scott Prescott advised SiriusXM with respect to its CRTC application.
Jurisdiction
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