CRTC to release future of content report; sources say Joly will then launch a new year-long Act consult

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – On Thursday morning, the CRTC will release its new report into the future distribution models for content in Canada, which it was asked to do by the Governor-in-Council in September 2017.The report, called “Harnessing Change: The Future of Programming Distribution in Canada,” is meant to aid an overhaul of the Broadcasting and Telecom Acts by answering the three main questions which were posed by the Order-in-Council from Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly:the distribution model or models of programming that are likely to exist in the futurehow and through whom Canadians will access that programmingthe extent to which these models...