CRTC approves Google exemption under Online News Act

By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC on Monday approved an application by Google to be exempted from the Online News Act for a period of five years in exchange for releasing the $100 million it allocated to host Canadian news content. The decision triggers a 60-day timer for Google to release the money to the Canadian Journalism Collective (CJC), the news rep that Google agreed to work with on the distribution in June. Google held an open call, as it’s required under the new law, between February 28 and April 30 to field prospective eligible news businesses that want a piece of...