Online streaming services asked to contribute to broadcasting system

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Gatineau – The CRTC is taking a major step forward in the implementation of the Online Streaming Act (formerly Bill C-11). The Online Streaming Act, which amended the Broadcasting Act, requires the CRTC to modernize the Canadian broadcasting framework and ensure that online streaming services make meaningful contributions to Canadian and Indigenous content. Immediately after the new legislation was adopted, the CRTC published a regulatory plan and launched …

Online Streaming Act receives Royal Assent

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Ottawa – Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, received Royal Assent. This new law will help ensure Canadian stories and music are widely available on streaming platforms, and will help to reinvest in future generations of artists and creators in Canada. The Online Streaming Act requires streaming services to contribute to the creation, production and distribution of Canadian stories in a way that …