Motion Picture Association denounces CRTC rules on Canadian content investment
The CRTC has mandated that large streaming services must contribute 15 percent of their Canadian revenues to support Canadian content. The Motion Picture Association criticized these new rules, claiming they impose excessive financial burdens on U.S. companies. In contrast, Canadian industry groups support the regulations as a necessary investment in local programming.
- ▪The CRTC's new rules require large TV streaming services to contribute 15 percent of their Canadian revenues to Canadian content.
- ▪The Motion Picture Association argues that these rules create unprecedented and discriminatory investment obligations on U.S. streaming services.
- ▪Canadian industry organizations believe the rules align with long-standing federal broadcasting policies.
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Open this photo in gallery:The CRTC said Thursday that large TV streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime must contribute 15 per cent of their Canadian revenues to Canadian content.Giordano Ciampini/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThe industry lobby group representing big American streaming services criticized new revenue rules on Friday that force them to invest in Canadian content, while some Canadian industry organizations said the rules are in line with what this country has required for decades.The groups are reacting after Canada’s broadcast regulator, the CRTC, said Thursday large TV streaming services must contribute 15 per cent of their Canadian revenues to Canadian content.CRTC raises Canadian content…
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