The issue of whether large cablecos need the consent of programmers before duplicating their analog channel on digital will be at the forefront when an industry task force reconvenes later this year. The CRTC says it will ask the digital migration working group to meet again following this fall’s launch of the new digital channels to resolve outstanding matters related to converting to digital – PN 2001-58.

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