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CRTC releases new broadcasting fees regulations
Internet and Governance | 03/22/2024 5:52 pm EDT
After months of consultations, the CRTC has issued its Broadcasting Fees Regulations for all broadcasting undertakings in Canada. The decision, released late Thursday, stems from the provisions of the Online Streaming Act.
“Under the new Broadcasting Fees Regulations,...
Trudeau says Bell decision to cut jobs is “garbage”; CNOC not surprised
telecom | 02/09/2024 5:07 pm EST
Reaction has been swift and condemnatory to the announcement Thursday by BCE Inc. that it is laying off 4,800 workers, selling 45 radio stations and slashing news programming...
CRTC, St-Onge highlight Bell’s profitability in response to 4.8K job cut, CTV and radio closures
Media | 02/08/2024 3:57 pm EST
BCE Inc. announced Thursday that it will be...
Foreign streamers a problem for all Canadian broadcasters, CMPA hears
Media | 02/05/2024 4:39 pm EST
OTTAWA–Foreign streamers will be a prickly problem for mainstream...
Advocacy groups call on CRTC to share schedule for upcoming Online Streaming Act proceedings
Media | 01/23/2024 5:08 pm EST
A coalition of nine advocacy groups and community...
CRTC commissioner encourages participation in upcoming consultations
Media | 01/22/2024 4:02 pm EST
As it gears up to launch several public consultations aimed at modernizing...
Telus asks CRTC to go easy on vBDUs for initial base contributions into broadcasting system
Internet and Governance | 12/08/2023 9:34 am EST
Gatineau, Que. – Telus Corp. asked the CRTC to go easy on virtual broadcasting distribution undertakings (vBDUs) during the commission’s hearings regarding contributions...
St-Onge faces questioning on portfolio during Senate appearance
Media | 12/07/2023 5:03 pm EST
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge faced a barrage of questions...
Job cuts reason enough for access to online platform contributions: CBC tells CRTC
Internet and Governance | 12/06/2023 9:18 am EST
Gatineau, Que. - CBC/Radio-Canada's decision to slash 600 jobs and leave...
Blue Ant says contribution regime should be flexible
Internet and Governance | 12/04/2023 3:32 pm EST
Foreign streamers must pay their fair share of contributions to the Canadian broadcasting system, but...
Netflix urges contribution limit be set at two per cent at CRTC hearings
Media | 12/01/2023 11:21 am EST
Netflix Services Canada ULC says it has invested large amounts of money...
Corus proposes contribution framework at CRTC, says time to regulate streamers is now
Internet and Governance | 11/30/2023 11:13 am EST
Those who stand to benefit from the Online...
Only foreign streamers should be paying contribution, CRTC told
Internet and Governance | 11/29/2023 10:48 am EST
Major broadcasters think that there should be a flexible contribution...
IATSE calls for variety of funds to promote Canadian broadcasting
Media | 11/28/2023 9:24 am EST
Renewal of the Canadian broadcasting system should not rely on one rigid...
APTN says funds needed to support public service broadcasters
Internet and Governance | 11/27/2023 4:56 pm EST
The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) on Friday called for the...
Community radio calls for new funding at CRTC
Internet and Governance | 11/24/2023 7:56 am EST
Representatives from several community radio stations emphasized their role as a third-pillar of the Canadian broadcasting system during the CRTC’s hearings on Thursday, urging the regulator to develop a new funding model that supports them.
As the regulator works out...
Eatrides defends CRTC independence at CHPC meeting
Internet and Governance | 11/23/2023 1:41 pm EST
In a House of Commons heritage committee meeting that was marked more by partisan feuding than for what...
Indigenous content is distinct from CanCon: Indigenous Screen Office
Media | 11/23/2023 8:29 am EST
The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO), newly certified as an independent...
Bell lays out contribution framework proposal at CRTC
Internet and Governance | 11/22/2023 9:13 am EST
BCE Inc. revealed more details on Tuesday on its proposal for how base contributions from online...
PKP proposes 20 per cent base contribution for foreign online platforms at CRTC hearings
Media | 11/21/2023 4:59 am EST
The long-awaited hearing on how the CRTC should...
St-Onge releases Streaming Act direction to CRTC
Internet and Governance | 11/14/2023 5:09 pm EST
Tuesday Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge issued the final policy direction to the CRTC that will implement the Online Streaming Act. The bill was passed last spring and the commission has been holding consultations on the policy directions this summer. Over 500...
Producers say French streaming regulations could serve as an example for Canada
Media | 10/26/2023 6:33 pm EDT
As the CRTC works out how it is going to wrangle streaming platforms and...
Social media and podcast services must register with CRTC, not users, under new regime
Internet and Governance | 09/29/2023 5:48 pm EDT
The CRTC has determined that online services that...
CRTC proposes $10M exemption threshold for broadcasting groups, 35% upper-fee limit, for broadcasting fee regime
Internet and Governance | 08/23/2023 6:19 pm EDT
The CRTC has launched a consultation for its...
CRTC defers radio filings for two years to focus on Online Streaming Act
Media | 08/22/2023 4:39 pm EDT
The CRTC will defer new applications and complaints relating to radio as it...
Money allocation main issue as Streaming Act replies filed to CRTC
Internet and Governance | 08/02/2023 5:11 pm EDT
Battles over money and how to allocate it are at the forefront as the CRTC...
Applications to reduce CPE, PNI, requirements will lower the bar for streamers’ contributions: Friends
telecom | 07/18/2023 5:56 pm EDT
The public broadcasting advocacy group Friends...
Streamers tell CRTC to “take pause” before regulating CanCon contributions
Internet and Governance | 07/18/2023 3:04 pm EDT
Streaming platforms are saying it is too early to be discussing...
Streamers hope to illustrate emerging consensus on exemption orders
Internet and Governance | 07/17/2023 4:48 pm EDT
In an ongoing tug-of-war at the CRTC, tech giants are arguing that a level...
Social media platforms want total exclusion from new broadcasting regime
Internet and Governance | 06/16/2023 4:17 pm EDT
Social media companies are asking the CRTC to be added to the list of exempt services under the updated Broadcasting Act despite the government expliciting directing the...
Change financial threshold for Online Streaming Act exemptions, CRTC told
Internet and Governance | 06/15/2023 6:05 pm EDT
The proposed financial threshold for exemption for online streaming...
CRTC encourages radio stakeholders to participate in contribution consults
Internet and Governance | 06/12/2023 2:35 pm EDT
CRTC Commissioner Nirmala Naidoo urged members of the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA) to participate in consultations...
Government explicitly exempts content creators in Online Streaming Act policy direction
Internet and Governance | 06/08/2023 4:24 pm EDT
The federal government is directing the CRTC to...
CRTC seeking comment on C-11 consult deadline extension request
Internet and Governance | 05/25/2023 1:30 pm EDT
The CRTC has given parties until Monday, May 29 to respond to a request from 12 groups to lengthen the timeline for the regulator's consultation...
Public interest groups call for more time on C-11 consults
Media | 05/23/2023 12:13 pm EDT
A coalition of 12 different public sector and public interest groups have written to the CRTC asking for an extension of several deadlines in the regulator's consultation on the implementation of Bill C-11 – the Online Streaming Act – announced last week.
Under the...
Unions call on Senate to pass Online Streaming Act
Media | 11/01/2022 5:04 pm EDT
A collection of labour unions appeared before the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications...
Chair of Senate committee studying C-11 defends his fundraising letter against the bill
Media | 10/20/2022 3:44 pm EDT
The chair of the Senate Transport and...
Unregulated algorithms is “privatized discoverability regulations” not consumer choice, Senate hears
Media | 10/06/2022 6:22 pm EDT
The question over the place of algorithms and...
Digital First Canada director addresses bullying, lobbying allegations, made by Heritage parliamentary secretary to Senate
Media | 09/29/2022 2:26 pm EDT
The executive director of Digital First Canada...
Opponents of Online Streaming Act out in force at Senate hearing including YouTubers
Media | 09/27/2022 4:50 pm EDT
The Senate Committee on Transportation and Communications continued its...