By Ahmad Hathout Apple has filed a letter to the Federal Court of Appeal requesting that the panel of justices review a recent CRTC decision that it believes could bolster... Continue Reading
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) announced Wednesday it has joined the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), a global community of organizations dedicated to preserving and sharing the world’s film... Continue Reading
Creative group highlights Guilbeault’s impact on culture By Ahmad Hathout Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault announced Thursday night that he resigned from cabinet over his government’s deal with Alberta to build... Continue Reading
By Howard Law, author of MediaPolicy.ca and Canada vs. California: How Ottawa took on Netflix and the streaming giants (Lorimer, 2024)
In October 2022, Netflix appeared at the Senate committee reviewing the proposed Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, when the Conservative senator Fabian Manning pitched a softball question: What was the Hollywood giant’s “main priority” in amending a bill it didn’t welcome?
The Canadian spokesperson for the streamer was succinct in his answer: “If I had to choose just one, it would be the issue of copyright ownership.”
Last week, Netflix got what it wanted.
The CRTC’s Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout The head of Quebecor on Thursday excoriated the federal government’s decision to up CBC/Radio-Canada’s annual funding while not forcing it out of commercial advertising sales. The Liberals... Continue Reading
Liberals fulfill pledge to up CBC funding by $150M By Christopher Guly OTTAWA - While the federal government announced some $51 billion in cuts and savings and projected a deficit... Continue Reading
Warning their sector is on the brink of collapse, independent third-language community television producers are asking the federal government to include a $10.52-million annual program in the upcoming federal budget... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC's vice president of broadcasting said Wednesday that some of the base contribution money collected from online streamers, which is to be delivered to Canadian content... Continue Reading
Indigenous broadcaster APTN, public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) announced last week they are once again partnering to produce Remembering the Children: National Day for Truth and... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout Nearly five months after the Online Streaming Act became law, the CRTC warned about a delay in implementing the new rules after its request for funding was... Continue Reading
