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Radio / Television News June 15, 2026 4 months ago

[OP-ED] Own goal on Canadian cultural sovereignty scored by the minister responsible for protecting it

By Doug Barrett,  adjunct professor in the Arts, Media & Entertainment MBA Program at the Schulich School of Business On June 3, Culture Minister Marc Miller scored an own goal on Canadian cultural sovereignty by announcing that the government will develop new policy directions to the CRTC to “adjust” the implementation of the Online Streaming Act, presumably by scrapping the requirement that foreign online undertakings make financial contributions to the production of Canadian programming. This move — just 21 days after the CRTC decided to increase their financial obligation to the system — constituted a… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News June 5, 2026 4 months ago

[ANALYSIS] Mark Carney’s big pivot on the Online Streaming Act: elbows up, this isn’t

By Howard Law, author of MediaPolicy.ca and Canada vs. California: How Ottawa took on Netflix and the streaming giants (Lorimer, 2024) This week’s announcement by Culture Minister Marc Miller that the federal government is striking down the CRTC’s ruling on streamer contributions to Canadian content is perhaps more shocking in its timing than its substance. After all, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has an appetite for jettisoning government policy that he considers unwanted baggage. Recall the climb down from the Digital Services Tax, the carbon tax, and the suite of Trudeau-era environmental policies. Miller will be sending… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News May 25, 2026 5 months ago

[ANALYSIS] CanCon Corks bobbing on the ocean: the CRTC’s new ruling on Hollywood Streamers in Canada

By Howard Law, author of MediaPolicy.ca and Canada vs. California: How Ottawa took on Netflix and the streaming giants (Lorimer, 2024) The other shoe dropped last week when the CRTC delivered two rulings that nearly complete its new regulatory framework for Netflix and the rest of the Hollywood streamers, as well as Canadian television broadcasters. The reaction to the rulings from the Hollywood streamers and their Canadian enablers offered more heat than light. Media reports played them as a trade story and some breathlessly speculated on Culture & Identity Minister Marc… Continue Reading

Beyond The Walled Garden, op-ed, Opinion, Radio / Television News May 19, 2026 5 months ago

From Berlin to Ottawa: Regulating for Leverage, Not Just Participation

Brad Danks | CEO, OUTtv Media Global Part 7 – CARTT Series: Beyond the Walled Garden Read – Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 At this year’s European Film Market in Berlin, a high-level panel titled “Balancing Cultural Diversity, Artistic Freedom and Competitiveness in the Platform Era” felt like a genuine policy turning point. European Parliament First Vice-President Sabine Verheyen summed up the moment: “If a handful of players decide which stories are visible, whose voices are amplified, and which languages are profitable, cultural diversity is no longer guaranteed,… Continue Reading
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