Current TV Granted License for Operation in Canada by CTRC

by Blaine Metzgar | June 11, 2009 at 12:16 pm

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Current TV, the user generated media outlet founded by Al Gore, has been granted a license for operation in Canada by the CRTC, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission.

The CRTC announced the license with a few stipulations including a minimum of 35% of user-submitted content to be Canadian.

Current TV in Canada will be joint venture between Al Gore’s channel and the CBC. According to the CRTC decision, the CBC owns an 80 per cent interest of Current TV’s Canadian branch corporation

The CBC says it still requires approval from the Treasury Board in order to proceed with launching the channel, expected in the fall.

The partenership between CBC and Current TV was announced last November. The CBC will hold an 80% interest in the operation of Current Media Canada. Current TV Canada will feature an online division alongside the television broadcasting.