This Week in Canada: We Want More of America’s Money, Please
The Canadian government has mandated that American streaming companies contribute 15 percent of their Canadian revenue to support local media. This decision aims to bolster culturally significant programming, including French-language and indigenous content. Critics question the definition of 'Canadian culture' and the implications of expanding the CRTC's authority over online platforms.
- ▪The CRTC has announced a 15 percent revenue contribution requirement for American streaming services operating in Canada.
- ▪This ruling is part of a broader effort to support local media and cultural programming.
- ▪The Online Streaming Act, introduced in 2023, aimed to align online broadcasters with traditional Canadian broadcasting regulations.
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This Week in Canada: We Want More of America’s Money, PleaseA production personnel member holds up a clapperboard, preparing to shoot a scene of the movie “Hocus Pocus Christmas,” April 16, 2024 in Almonte, Ontario, Canada. (Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images)A government ruling punishes Netflix, Disney, and Apple; too many of our best and brightest are leaving; the constitutional protections of homeless encampments; and more.By Rupa Subramanya05.26.26 — CanadaNo description available.FOLLOW TOPIC --:----:--Upgrade to ListenProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narration3Welcome back to This Week in Canada, where regulation requires American companies to help save our culture, homeless people have rights too (lots of them!), and numbers can look good and bad at the same time.
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