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Canadian creators cheer CRTC contribution decision as streamers warn ‘discriminatory tax’ will lead to higher prices

As part of its Online Streaming Act plan, the CRTC ruled that online streamers making more than $25M in domestic revenue must give five per cent to Canadian media funds.

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BY STUART BENSON
June 12, 2024

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Canadians see improvements to Indigenous, gender rights over time, but cool on welcoming immigrants, asylum seekers: survey

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Approximately two-thirds of respondents were hopeful about the future of human rights within Canada in 2024, but only 37 per cent shared that sentiment about the global situation.

Canadians see improvements to Indigenous, gender rights over time, but cool on welcoming immigrants, asylum seekers: survey

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Approximately two-thirds of respondents were hopeful about the future of human rights within Canada in 2024, but only 37 per cent shared that sentiment about the global situation.

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House gridlock remains as Canada seeks to quickly respond to Trump tariff threats

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Hi, definition: online streamers say the CRTC should prioritize new Cancon rules before talking money

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Pay-to-play only works when the value for money is airtight

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Music Canada CEO says CRTC regulatory update shouldn’t put ‘artificial dome’ over Canadian content

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Canadian actors pushing for better promotion of Canadian content on foreign streamers under Broadcast Act modernization consultations

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

‘Not equivalent to legislation’: some C-11 critics satisfied with proposed policy direction for independent content creators, but others say it’s not enough

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Hi, definition: online streamers say the CRTC should prioritize new Cancon rules before talking money

NewsBY STUART BENSON

The CRTC recently released its updated regulatory plan for the Online Streaming Act, extending its timeline for implementation by a year until the end of 2025, with consultations continuing until 2026.

Hi, definition: online streamers say the CRTC should prioritize new Cancon rules before talking money

NewsBY STUART BENSON

The CRTC recently released its updated regulatory plan for the Online Streaming Act, extending its timeline for implementation by a year until the end of 2025, with consultations continuing until 2026.

Pay-to-play only works when the value for money is airtight

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Local and/or niche news publishers show that people are willing to pay for journalism that aligns with their values and principles, and stories in which they can see themselves represented.

Pay-to-play only works when the value for money is airtight

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Local and/or niche news publishers show that people are willing to pay for journalism that aligns with their values and principles, and stories in which they can see themselves represented.

Music Canada CEO says CRTC regulatory update shouldn’t put ‘artificial dome’ over Canadian content

NewsBY STUART BENSON

As the CRTC begins three weeks of public hearings, endangered Canadian content creators need urgent regulations to stave off predatory foreign streamers, says CAB president Kevin Desjardins.

Music Canada CEO says CRTC regulatory update shouldn’t put ‘artificial dome’ over Canadian content

NewsBY STUART BENSON

As the CRTC begins three weeks of public hearings, endangered Canadian content creators need urgent regulations to stave off predatory foreign streamers, says CAB president Kevin Desjardins.

Canadian actors pushing for better promotion of Canadian content on foreign streamers under Broadcast Act modernization consultations

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Public consultations regarding proposed policy directions for the Online Streaming Act closed on July 25.

Canadian actors pushing for better promotion of Canadian content on foreign streamers under Broadcast Act modernization consultations

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Public consultations regarding proposed policy directions for the Online Streaming Act closed on July 25.

‘Not equivalent to legislation’: some C-11 critics satisfied with proposed policy direction for independent content creators, but others say it’s not enough

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

ISG Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne, whose amendment on user-generated content was rejected by the government, said the policy direction has ‘many aspects that should be reassuring.’

‘Not equivalent to legislation’: some C-11 critics satisfied with proposed policy direction for independent content creators, but others say it’s not enough

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

ISG Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne, whose amendment on user-generated content was rejected by the government, said the policy direction has ‘many aspects that should be reassuring.’

Canadian creators cheer CRTC contribution decision as streamers warn ‘discriminatory tax’ will lead to higher prices

As part of its Online Streaming Act plan, the CRTC ruled that online streamers making more than $25M in domestic revenue must give five per cent to Canadian media funds.

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