The CRTC has approved three Category 2 specialty licenses for TelAfric Incorporated – the TelAfric Movies Channel, TelAfric TV1 and TelAfric TV2.

The channels will concentrate on news, entertainment and movies “about Africa and the African Diaspora that would be of interest and appeal to people of African descent in Canada,” according to the CRTC decision.

TelAfric is a Canadian corporation owned by two primary shareholders: Olusoji Oyinsan (55%/controlling ownership) and Olubunmi Oyinsan (45%). Not less than 15% of the programming will be in various African languages, and while the plan is to caption 100% of the English-language programming, this service will not come into effect until the fourth year of the license due to financial considerations.

In a concurrent decision, the regulator also approved Fight Media’s acquisition of Category 2 specialty services known as The Fight Network and Le Réseau des Combats from The Fight Network as part of a corporate reorganization. New licenses have been issued to allow the broadcasters to continue their operation under the same terms and conditions as those in effect under the current licenses.