- Avis de Recherche
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name = Avis de Recherche
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launch =October 21 ,2004
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owner = Avis de Recherche Inc. (Vincent Géracitano)
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country =Canada
broadcast area = National
headquarters =Montreal, Quebec
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web = [http://www.avisderecherche.tv Avis de Recherche]
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sat serv 1 =Bell TV
sat chan 1 = Channel 187
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cable serv 1 =Vidéotron
cable chan 1 = Channel 46
cable serv 2 = CCAP
cable chan 2 = Channel 46
cable serv 3 = Cablovision Warwick
cable chan 3 = Channel 46
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online chan 1 =Avis de Recherche (AdR) is a Canadian
French language category 2digital cable specialty channel devoted to crime prevention. Despite AdR's category 2 licence, it is a must-carry channel in the province of Quebec on digital basic cable.Programming and format
It is a specialty service dedicated to help law enforcement authorities; where viewers are invited to communicate any clues, tips and leads which might help police find missing persons or resolve criminal acts.
Programming on this channel comes in the form of capsules or segments that vary from 30-60 seconds in length and feature bulletins from the police regarding various crimes, missing and/or wanted persons. This format repeats over a 24 hour period.
History
Before the launch
Avis de Recherche's history dates back to 1999, when founder Vincent Géracitano's Montreal office was broken into. The thieves were caught on surveillance video and then the tape was taken to the police, however police did not have any way to broadcast the tape, and the case wasn't sensational enough to be carried in the news. This incident sparked the idea for Avis de Recherche. [ [http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/MediaNews/2007/03/17/3769873-sun.html APB out for TV viewers; Channel seeks CRTC nod] ; CNews]
In September 2002, Géracitano was granted approval by the
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), to operate a category 2 digital cable television channel called Avis de Recherche. [ [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2002/db2002-267.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2002-267] ; CRTC;2002-09-04 ]After the launch
Two years after being granted approval, on
October 21 ,2004 , AdR launched exclusively onVidéotron inQuebec . Unlike most other specialty channels who collect a subscription fee from cable companies for distribution, AdR was paying Vidéotron amoung others roughly $.02 per subscriber to be distributed on its basic cable system for free. With this fee and no other source of revenue (ie. no commercials, etc), AdR was running at a loss for several years. [ [http://www.playbackonline.ca/articles/daily/20071015/avis.html?word=Avis&word=de&word=Recherche Crime-fighters in the middle of CRTC squabble] ; Playback Magazine;2007-08-15 ]In 2006, AdR, along with several other current and new television licensees, applied to either keep or gain mandatory digital basic cable status on all digital cable providers. In July 2007, AdR was approved as a "must-carry" service on digital cable in Quebec on the grounds that it is of "exceptional importance", with a subscription fee of $0.06 per subscriber and a mandate to spend 20% of its subscriber revenues on Canadian programming. [ [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2007/db2007-246.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-246] ; CRTC;
2007-07-24 ]Later that year,
Quebecor Media , owner of Vidéotron, appealed the decision to the Privy Council mainly on the grounds that with the 6 cent increase, it would make the basic cable package unfordable, thus going against the Broadcasting Act. This led the CRTC to reconsider its decision. However, in January 2008, the CRTC upheld its original decision with minor adjustments being an increase from 20% to 43% expenditure of its subscription revenues on Canadian programming, which effectiveJanuary 24 ,2008 , all digital cable providers in Quebec must carry AdR as part of its basic cable package. [ [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2008/db2008-12.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-12] ; CRTC;2008-01-21 ]References
External links
* [http://www.avisderecherche.tv Avis de Recherche] fr icon
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