CRTC reopens digital media survey; wants it to apply to foreign streamers

GATINEAU — The CRTC announced last week it is reopening a proceeding regarding a proposed annual digital media survey, saying it now wants the survey to be administered to both Canadian and foreign digital media broadcasting undertakings (a.k.a. streamers) alike. When the proceeding was first launched in March 2019, the CRTC said its intention was to apply the annual survey to all currently licensed Canadian broadcasting undertakings to collect financial information on their digital media broadcasting activities. At the time, the CRTC said the survey would not be administered to non-Canadian digital media broadcasting companies that provide services in Canada,...