MediaNet Canada gets green light for Jewish Television specialty channel

The CRTC has approved MediaNet Canada's multicultural status application for a full-time Jewish Television channel to be called JTV. MediaNet has entered into negotiations with Bell ExpressVu, StarChoice and Rogers Digital Cable with the hopes of broadcasting the JTV on a national basis. According to the last census, over 1% of Canada's population is Jewish and JTV hopes to target that audience through a variety of news, movies, politics and culture from Israel and the Canadian Jewish community. JTV will be broadcast predominantly in Hebrew and Yiddish and will be available on a subscription basis only.
MediaNet has stated that it will provide full access to JTV for the purpose of community information and development at no cost to non-profit Jewish organizations. The expected launch is around March/April of 2005.
By Staff 
November 30, 2004

The CRTC has approved MediaNet Canada’s multicultural status application for a full-time Jewish Television channel to be called JTV. MediaNet has entered into negotiations with Bell ExpressVu, StarChoice and Rogers Digital Cable with the hopes of broadcasting the JTV on a national basis. According to the last census, over 1% of Canada’s population is Jewish and JTV hopes to target that audience through a variety of news, movies, politics and culture from Israel and the Canadian Jewish community. JTV will be broadcast predominantly in Hebrew and Yiddish and will be available on a subscription basis only.

MediaNet has stated that it will provide full access to JTV for the purpose of community information and development at no cost to non-profit Jewish organizations. The expected launch is around March/April of 2005.