“Deeply concerned”: How Canadian screen content orgs are reacting to the CRTC’s latest ruling

Canada Is Picking Americans' Pockets to Save Its Dying TV Industry - Americans for Tax Reform

The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has effectively ruled that successful U.S. businesses do not contribute enough by merely offering services Canadians want––the companies should now be forced to support failing Canadian programming that would not survive without subsidies. On May 21, the CRTC announced a new ruling requiring which requires American entertainment companies to direct even more of their spending…

Canada Is Picking Americans’ Pockets to Save Its Dying TV Industry

The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has effectively ruled that successful U.S. businesses do not contribute enough by merely offering services Canadians want––the companies should now be forced to support failing Canadian programming that would not survive without subsidies. On May 21, the CRTC announced a new ruling requiring which requires American entertainment companies...

“Deeply concerned”: How Canadian screen content orgs are reacting to the CRTC’s latest ruling

As the Canadian screen content business prepares to celebrate itself via the Canadian Screen Awards this week, fallout and feedback continues from last week’s ruling by the Canadian Radio-television and ...