Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "A Category C service is a Canadian specialty television channel which, as defined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, provides programming in genres that are exempted from the CRTC's format protection rules (of which were formerly protected from competition) and are subject to standard conditions of licences, among other attributes. As of 2011, this category applies to all national news and mainstream sports broadcasters.Category C services are intentionally unprotected from competition by other Category C services of the same genre, but are still "protected" from competition by Category B services. In other words, if someone wants to launch a competing service, they must do so by committing to the same obligations, including common requirements for the exhibition and funding of Canadian-produced programming, rather than Category B obligations which, typically, are less onerous.As with Category B services, most Category C services are not subject to must-carry rules; distributors must negotiate directly with their operators for carriage. In December 2013, the CRTC announced that by May 2014, television providers must offer all Category C news channels either on a packaged or standalone basis (but not necessarily on the lowest tier of service, like Category A services)."@en }
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- Category_C_services abstract "A Category C service is a Canadian specialty television channel which, as defined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, provides programming in genres that are exempted from the CRTC's format protection rules (of which were formerly protected from competition) and are subject to standard conditions of licences, among other attributes. As of 2011, this category applies to all national news and mainstream sports broadcasters.Category C services are intentionally unprotected from competition by other Category C services of the same genre, but are still "protected" from competition by Category B services. In other words, if someone wants to launch a competing service, they must do so by committing to the same obligations, including common requirements for the exhibition and funding of Canadian-produced programming, rather than Category B obligations which, typically, are less onerous.As with Category B services, most Category C services are not subject to must-carry rules; distributors must negotiate directly with their operators for carriage. In December 2013, the CRTC announced that by May 2014, television providers must offer all Category C news channels either on a packaged or standalone basis (but not necessarily on the lowest tier of service, like Category A services).".