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politics1 month ago•6 min saved

Canada rolls back Netflix funding levy to curb subscriber costs

Ottawa will rewrite the Online Streaming Act to roll back a rule that would have forced U.S. streamers to fund Canadian programming, arguing the levy would raise subscription costs for Canadians. The change would shrink funding from about C$2 billion per year to roughly C$600 million while the government provides targeted support to the sector. Critics say the move cedes cultural leverage to U.S. tech giants and could keep prices rising, while Netflix and other streamers oppose the reversal and industry groups watch the impact amid ongoing trade tensions.

via Politico|

#canada #canadian-culture #netflix

world1 month ago•2 min saved

Canada expands streaming levy to 15% to fund local content

Canada's CRTC is fully implementing the Online Streaming Act, requiring major streaming platforms earning over CAD 25 million in Canada to allocate 15% of Canadian revenue to funding Canadian content (with 30% of that funding reserved for French-language productions). Broadcasters earning more than CAD 100 million annually face additional rules to direct 30% of certain spending toward Canadian production partnerships, with at least 15% of those funds supporting Canadian journalism. The regime is expected to raise about CAD 2 billion for Canadian and Indigenous content and to improve discoverability of domestic programming. US platforms and the MPA have criticized the levy and are pursuing legal challenges in federal court, but regulators say implementation will proceed, citing cultural exemptions under the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).

via TechSpot|

#canada #crtc #levy

politics3 years ago•4 min saved

Canada's Online Streaming Regulations: Controversial Bill C-11 Passes Senate.

The Canadian government's proposed Online Streaming Act, Bill C-11, will allow the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission to filter what Canadians see on social media and YouTube. The bill, which was presented as a way to promote Canadian content, has been criticized for its potential to control what Canadians see on the internet and limit free speech. Critics argue that the government-approved CanCon is not what Canadians want to watch and that the bill is part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's broader illiberalism.

via Spiked|

#bill-c-11 #canada #free-speech