Integration and cultural diversity

Both of these reasons may be related to either the economics of the business case or the lack of an adequate market for the service.12 2.2 The Current Situation of Third-language Broadcasters Due to the three mechanisms described above (the traditional approval process, in effect between 1985 and 2000; the eligibility list; and the approval of Category 2 services in 2000), Canadians have access to [...] Integration and Cultural Diversity Report of the Panel on Access to Third-Language Public Television Services 7 3.1 Defining Public Broadcasters One of the first questions that arose in the panel's discussions with those we met was the approach the panel would take to the definition of “public broadcaster” mentioned in the panel’s mandate. [...] The panel was told that the various tests that are applied are almost all defined in terms of the CRTC’s criteria, rather than the interests of the potential audience for the service. [...] Integration and Cultural Diversity Report of the Panel on Access to Third-Language Public Television Services 9 The panel was told that the current method for examining the appropriateness of a new service was too dependent on considerations of competitiveness and that the application of the competitiveness test was unduly broad. [...] At the present time, the Commission finds it relatively straightforward to consider “niche” programming because of the “focused nature of the programming of the non-Canadian service.”14 However, when it comes to programming of a more general nature, the test is more difficult.