US EditionGlobal streamers fight CRTC’s rule requiring them to fund Canadian content
- On Monday in Toronto, several leading streaming services such as Apple, Amazon, and Spotify will challenge a 2024 CRTC directive that requires them to allocate a portion of their annual Canadian revenue towards supporting Canadian programming and news initiatives.
- The companies are challenging the requirement to allocate a portion of their yearly Canadian earnings to support Canadian content, arguing that the regulator's directive lacks fairness and exceeds its authority.
- This dispute arises from the CRTC's 2023 regulatory changes under the Online Streaming Act, which revised broadcasting rules and led to a court-ordered suspension in December of payments estimated to exceed $1.25 million annually for each company.
- Supporters argue that traditional broadcasters face economic strain and a disproportionate regulatory burden, while online streamers have profited without equivalent financial obligations to support local news and Canadian programming.
- The court hearing occurs amid US-Canada trade tensions that have complicated CRTC's regulatory efforts and could influence the future of Canadian content funding and international trade relations.
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Apple, Amazon and Spotify will plead Monday in the Federal Court of Appeal that they do not have to make contributions to support Canadian content.
·Montreal, Canada
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Global Streamers Fight CRTC’s Rule Requiring Them to Fund Canadian Content
Some of the world’s biggest streaming companies will argue in court on Monday that they shouldn’t have to make CRTC-ordered financial contributions to Canadian content and news. The companies are fighting an order from the federal broadcast regulator that says they must pay five percent of their annual Canadian revenues to funds devoted to producing Canadian content, including local TV news. The case, which consolidates several appeals by stream…
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