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A court challenge has put the streaming act on hold — but some U.S. companies are still sending money to Canadian funds (and no one knows why)

| 03/09/2026 12:07 pm EDT

CRTC funding

As the North American cultural sector awaits a court ruling that could force U.S. streaming companies to redirect millions in annual revenue to help produce Canadian content,...

Streamers challenge CRTC decision to publicly disclose financial information

Internet and Governance | 12/18/2025 5:35 pm EST

Judge gavel on computer.

Major international streaming companies are asking the Federal Court of Appeal to review the CRTC’s decision to publicly disclose financial information that they argue is...

Amazon joins streamers’ advocacy group amid streaming act court challenges

Media | 09/19/2024 4:03 pm EDT

Motion Pictures Association (MPA) logo on the big screen of a movie theatre.

Amazon.com, Inc. is set to become the seventh member of the Motion Picture...

Streamers take CRTC to court over Online Streaming Act payment requirements

Media | 07/04/2024 6:30 pm EDT

Stingray, Rogers bolstering FAST channel options

Apple Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., and the Motion Picture Association-Canada...

Streamers ‘disappointed’ in five per cent base contribution requirement 

Internet and Governance | 06/04/2024 10:15 pm EDT

CRTC releases described video statistics

Online streaming services generating over $25 million in annual Canadian revenues will be required to pay five per cent of those revenues to support domestic content, the CRTC...

Only foreign streamers should be paying contribution, CRTC told

Internet and Governance | 11/29/2023 10:48 am EST

Only foreign streamers should be paying contribution, CRTC told

Major broadcasters think that there should be a flexible contribution...