US EditionBig Streamers Tell CRTC They Should Have More Flexibility than Broadcasters on CanCon
- The Motion Picture Association-Canada, representing large streaming companies like Netflix and Amazon, said the CRTC should be flexible in modernizing its definition of Canadian content.
- The group argued that online services should be allowed to fulfill their obligations through direct spending on production, not forced to pay into funds or a program acquisition model inconsistent with how their services operate.
- Corus urged the CRTC to require both traditional broadcasters and online players to contribute 20% of their revenue towards Canadian content, while the CRTC currently requires 30% contribution from large English broadcasters and 5% from streaming services.
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Give us more leeway than broadcasters on Canadian content, big streamers tell CRTC
OTTAWA -- A group representing big foreign streamers told a CRTC hearing Friday that those companies shouldn't be expected to fulfil the same responsibilities as traditional broadcasters when it comes to Canadian content.
The Hamilton Spectator
CRTC should equalize CanCon spending for streamers, broadcasters: Corus
OTTAWA - Corus is urging the CRTC to require traditional broadcasters and online players to pay the same amount into the Canadian content system.
Winnipeg Free Press
Big streamers tell CRTC they should have more flexibility than broadcasters on CanCon
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
Larger Foreign Broadcasters Demand More Flexibility on Canadian Content - Canada French
OTTAWA—A group representing large foreign broadcasting companies stated on Friday, at a hearing of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), that these undertakings should not be required to assume the same responsibilities as traditional broadcasters with respect to Canadian content. The Film Association of Canada (MPA-Canada), which represents large streaming undertakings such as Netflix, Paramount, Disney and Ama…
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