Well, I was wrong. I expected HDNET and the Canadian version of DHDT to be approved next month. DHDT was approved and HDNET is still waiting. No words to describe the CRTC's decision on this matter.

Well, I was wrong. I expected HDNET and the Canadian version of DHDT to be approved next month. DHDT was approved and HDNET is still waiting. No words to describe the CRTC's decision on this matter.

If HDNET was called HDNET Canada and Bell had a vested interest in the channel then it would have been approved along with Discovery HD Theatre Canada.

Well, I was wrong. I expected HDNET and the Canadian version of DHDT to be approved next month. DHDT was approved and HDNET is still waiting. No words to describe the CRTC's decision on this matter.
You could say they are very liberal thinkers....

Well, maybe the CRTC is waiting for Bell's version of HDNET.

DHDT was approved and HDNET is still waiting. No words to describe the CRTC's decision on this matter.
Did I miss something? You mean Discovery Home Theater has been approved? Where is the link that mentions the decision? I'm confused... :(

It's sad that HDNET hasn't received anything. Time to send my old buddy Michael an email...asking him what pressures CCTA are applying in this situation...

We're now up to 34 months.

Does this surprise you? Last time I checked, there were 89 interventions for the license. I am slowly loosing hope here...

I know early in the year the head of the CRTC was making a lot of noise about how the current policy for migrating to HD wasn't working in Canada and they were gonna swtart putting preasure on the broadcasters to get on with it. But I don't think there has been any real progress in the last year at all.

If they are holding out HDNet as a scare tactic I don't think it's working.

And now with elections on the way, I am sure HDNET is a top priority before Christmas....riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

Now 35 months, just one month short of 3 years. Congrats CRTC for all the fine work.

There has been a change, here are the new rules, effective January 1, 2004, which limits political contributions to $ 5,000 (adjusted annually for inflation).

http://www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=gen&document=ec90532&dir=bkg&lang=e&textonly=false

And here are the names of contributors to parties (select party and year of contribution):

http://www.boundbygravity.com/SEC/ECSearch.aspx

Compare 2004 with, say, 1997.

Happy 3rd Birthday. Yup, the application is now 3 years old.

Where's the ballons?

As soon as Steve Harper anounces who his new Heritage Minister or what ever he wants to call it is. I will be writing to ask what the hold up is.

Well they aren't going to look at it now but they are saying down the road they will look at service times to get these kinds of decisions done. The good news is that it means that they may have to make an actual decision on this. Mind you CCTA has closed up shop so this application is probably void now. The bad news is the CRTC probaly has a couple of more years to mess around.
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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-16
Ottawa, 10 February 2006

Call for comments on the Commission’s service standards
The Commission is committed to introduce new streamlining activities, to provide timely responses to industry inquiries and to establish regular reporting mechanisms. In this Public Notice, the Commission calls for comments on service standards that it proposes to introduce for the 2006-2007 fiscal year, starting 1 April 2006, for the publication of decisions on applications for the amendment and renewal of broadcasting licences. The proposed standards are set out in the appendix to this notice.

Happy 37th month birthday to the HDNET application.

Happy 37th month birthday to the HDNET application.

Yes and where is the CCTA?

SB

I don't understand the question? Are you blaming the CCTA for the CRTC's inaction?

I don't understand the question? Are you blaming the CCTA for the CRTC's inaction?

Funny how HDNet can't get approved but those boring Voom HD offerings get a free pass.

I don't understand the question? Are you blaming the CCTA for the CRTC's inaction?

No james not at all

After Shaw pulled out and took it's 2 million a year with them the CCTA closed shop....................things that make you go Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Another month of HDNET ignoring the HDNET application.