PRIME TIME 2022: Bill C-11 needs to be passed (the sooner the better), panel says

By Amanda OYE

THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT for Canadian broadcasting – if the recently announced Bill C-11, also referred to as the Online Streaming Act, manages to be passed, that is. This was the general consensus of a panel of industry veterans who came together today to talk about the Broadcasting Act and the future of Canadian broadcasting at the Canadian Media Producers Association’s (CMPA) Prime Time event. The panel, titled The Future is Now, was presented in partnership with Telefilm Canada and was moderated by Reynolds Mastin (above, bottom left), president and CEO of the CMPA. The panel featured Christa Dickenson (top...