CRTC to Go Ahead with Implementing Cancon Streaming Rules U.S. Opposes in Trade Talks
Ottawa says it may replace streaming fees with taxpayer funding as U.S. negotiators press Canada to drop content rules for American platforms.
- On Wednesday, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced it will proceed with rules requiring streaming services to ensure Canadian content is visible, following the collapse of recent trade talks with the United States.
- United States negotiators reportedly demanded Canada drop requirements for streaming companies to promote Canadian content, including French-language content. Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday that Canada "was not prepared to compromise on our sovereignty, the protection of the French language, and our culture."
- In May, the CRTC announced it would increase payments to 15 per cent of revenue for online broadcasters, prompting the Motion Picture Association to condemn the "burdensome framework" as violating the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement.
- A July 17 court document revealed the federal government intends to eliminate streaming payments entirely, replacing them with taxpayer funding to support the Canadian broadcasting system.
- Mariane Bourcheix-Laporte, a postdoctoral fellow at McMaster University in Hamilton, noted the United States views cultural policy as a "soft-power strategy" parallel to military alliances, explaining why streaming regulations became a trade negotiation sticking point.
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CRTC to go ahead with implementing Cancon streaming rules U.S. opposes in trade talks
OTTAWA - The federal broadcast regulator will go ahead with the process to put rules in place around Canadian content on streaming services, after such efforts played a role in ending trade talks with the U.S.
How Canadian content on streaming platforms became a trade issue with the U.S.
The fight between Canada and the U.S. on trade isn’t just about dairy, car parts and natural resources. The two countries have been in a lengthy dispute over whether American streaming services like Netflix and Disney Plus should have to promote and pay for Canadian content.
"Canada Stands Firm Against U.S. Demand on Streaming Content"
The trade dispute between Canada and the United States goes beyond traditional goods like dairy and car parts to include the contents featured on streaming platforms like Netflix. According to a report from The Globe and Mail, U.S. negotiators requested Canada to eliminate regulations that required American streaming services to promote Canadian content, particularly French-language content. However, the Canadian government, led by Prime Ministe…
Canadian Streaming Content Becomes a US Trade Issue
Canada's cultural-content rules have become a flashpoint in its trade fight with the U.S., after American negotiators reportedly demanded that Ottawa drop requirements for streaming services to promote Canadian and French-language content. Canada refused, even as it has already backed away from some...
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