Cartt.ca Investigates: Is Netflix really the bad guy?

By Perry Hoffman

Part III in our series on rewriting the Broadcasting and Telecom ActsTHERE IS NO QUESTION the emergence of Netflix as a major competitor for eyeballs in Canada has created significant disruption to the domestic broadcast landscape.With its more than six million subscribers and first place ranking in prime time viewing among 25-to-54 year olds (more here), it’s hard to argue against including the over-the-top (OTT) broadcaster and distributor under the current broadcast regulations.That disruption is likely to continue as Amazon Prime bolsters its content offerings, the new CBS All Access service launches in Canada in 2018 and others come to...