FreeHD Canada industry-wide solution
August 19, 2009
FreeHD Canada, a Canadian satellite television venture, has filed applications with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to provide a Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite television service and a wholesale programming distribution service for Canadian programmers (SRDU). With licencing, FreeHD Canada expects to commence operations early in 2011, in time to assist in the August 2011 digital transition date.