MPA appeal in news funding decision is, itself, baseless: CAB

By Ahmad Hathout An appeal application filed by the Canadian affiliate of an organization representing major foreign streaming giants that accuses the CRTC of baselessly forcing its members to contribute a portion of their Canadian revenues to news media should be tossed out because it was premature and the decision is a policy that cannot be challenged in court, according to the administrator of the fund that will handle the revenues. The Canadian affiliate of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) – which includes Disney+, Netflix, Hayu, Paramount+, and PlutoTV – filed an application at the Federal Court of Appeal this...