TV GLOBO IN CANADA: YOUR  SUPPORT IS REQUIRED !

A public notice was published yesterday by the CRTC (Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission) calling for comments about the approval for TV Globo to broadcast in Canada:
"3- By letter dated 23 February 2005, the CCTA requested that the Commission add TV Globo Internacional (TV Globo) to the digital lists. The CCTA described the service as follows:

TV Globo: TV Globo is a 24-hour general interest channel in the Portuguese language targeted at the Brazilian and Portuguese community abroad. TV Globo programming includes tele-novelas, live news, variety programming, talk shows, documentaries and sports (soccer and live events)."

More detais at the CRTC site:  http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Notices/2005/pb2005-54.htm

To send your comment please be aware of the deadline:

"Comments on the CCTA’s requests must be received by the Commission no later than 23 June 2005. A copy of the comments must be received by the CCTA no later than the deadline for receipt of comments by the Commission."

We need that everyone interested in such approval to register their support. See below for a set of screen shots to help you guide through the process of sending your support online.

You could also forward this page to everyone you think might be interested in having access to TV Globo in Canada. In addition to the individual support, our assocition has organized a petition to officially submit our support. We will have this petition during our June Party - on June 18 alogn with another petition to request that once approved by CRTC, Globo TV is offered as a choice for subscription with SHAW Cable. We should also think about ways to demonstrate our support in a more organized format, such as through organizations that can put forward a formal letter of support. Any suggestions, including text to be used are welcome.

Suggestion for text of support:
Continued growth in the Brazilian community in Canada has resulted in an increase for demand of Brazilian Portuguese language content availability.
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Of interest as well to all Portuguese speaking audiences, the content of the Globo Network is known worldwide for the quality of their mini-series, (novelas) and should not be mistaken for the
North American soap opera. A good percent of these extended mini series also have cultural and historical relevance for all ethnic audiences wishing to gain knowledge of Brazilian culture. More
recently, interest in all things Brazilian has uncovered a general lack of information regarding Brazil's rich heritage and history and can well serve the Canadian public in this regard.
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Globo Network also broadcasts soccer regularly in an avenue of sports content not normally available to Canadian audiences. The quality of sports play of Brazilian in-country and world level
soccer however would fill a large gap in the Canadian sports coverage arena and be a welcome addition. Another well covered sport that Globo Network brings is high quality coverage of the Formula 1 racing circuit to audiences currently finding it difficult to access
these races within the current channel offerings.
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Globo International is an important communication channel for Brazilian news, and other entertainment that are of interest to Brazilians, Portuguese, and Canadians interested in the Brazilian culture. Local and regional soccer are broadcasted and are of great interest to
Brazilians, Portuguese and other. There are also programs for children which are of interest of children of Brazilian parent (s) to help with the language. I live in _________ for__ years, and would like to subscribe to this service once it becomes available in Canada. Please do not hesitate to contact me at phone___________________in case of any questions.

Instruções:
1 - Load page on URL:
http://support.crtc.gc.ca/rapidscin/Default.aspx?lang=en&notice=pb2005-54
you are on step 3 of 6
2. Click on the arrow in front of the box that says: Comment
3. Choose "SUPPORT"
4. Click in the next box on this page and either type your comments or paste from a previously typed one

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5. Click on the button "next"
you are then at step 4 of 6
6. on the box that says "request to appear" click on the arrow at the side to choose "do not want to appear", unless you can be in Ottawa for the occasion of the hearing
7. In the next box try to elaborate a rationale for your support, ie the main reason you think this is a good thing to happen
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8. Click on the button "next" - you are then at step 5 of 6
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