Canada’s broadcast regulator is considering implementing certain “requirements or incentives” that it says would help ensure streaming platforms promote Canadian and indigenous content both domestically and internationally, according to a consultation document.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced on May 12 that it was launching three consultations to receive public feedback on a number of its proposed updates to the Broadcasting Act in line with the Liberal government’s recently passed Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act.
The CRTC said the proposed new policies are aimed at modernizing Canada’s broadcasting system to ensure that “online streaming services make meaningful contributions to Canadian and Indigenous content.”…