CRTC chair vows to continue supporting Canadian stories as Liberals pivot on streaming rules - The Wire Report

[OP-ED] Own goal on Canadian cultural sovereignty scored by the minister responsible for protecting it

By Doug Barrett,  adjunct professor in the Arts, Media & Entertainment MBA Program at the Schulich School of Business On June 3, Culture Minister Marc Miller scored an own goal on Canadian cultural sovereignty by announcing that the government will develop new policy directions to the CRTC to “adjust” the implementation of the Online Streaming Act, presumably by scrapping the requirement that foreign online undertakings make financial contributi…

Adaptation always part of regulatory landscape, CRTC Chair tells BANFF

Despite the federal government reversing course on the Online Streaming Act, CRTC Chair Vicky Eatrides told the Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) on Monday that the federal regulator is forging ahead with its digital-age overhaul, anchoring its strategy on structural updates to how Canadian content is defined, financed, and discovered. Speaking to a room of international broadcasters, creators, and executives, Eatrides acknowledged the looming …

CRTC chair vows to continue supporting Canadian stories as Liberals pivot on streaming rules - The Wire Report

"As new challenges arise – and new policy directions are introduced – we will continue to adapt, just as Canada’s broadcasting system has done throughout its history," said Vicky Eatrides, the regulator's chair. The post CRTC chair vows to continue supporting Canadian stories as Liberals pivot on streaming rules appeared first on The Wire Report.