The CRTC has asked LGBTQ+ TV broadcaster and streamer OUTtv for additional information as the commission considers an October 2024 application to grant OUTtv must-carry status with a guaranteed wholesale rate of 12 cents per subscriber per month.
In a letter dated Jan. 29, the CRTC asks OUTtv CEO Brad Danks if the company would find it acceptable if the commission were to grant OUTtv mandatory distribution on digital basic service by all BDUs with more than 2,000 subscribers in English markets, but without the option to negotiate package and rates with the BDUs.
The commission also wants to know if OUTtv’s proposed amendments to its conditions of service are exclusively tied to the approval of mandatory distribution as part of the basic service at a wholesale fee of 12 cents.
“Please detail what impact, if any, there would be on the proposed conditions of service should the Commission deny mandatory distribution or approve a rate less than $0.12 per subscriber sought,” the letter says.
The broadcasting regulator has also asked OUTtv to provide three years of financial projections without approval of the proposed amendments.
OUTtv has until Feb. 12 to reply to the CRTC’s questions.
