Big Three ‘competition’ not what it seems
Intervention is needed when competition falters, and monopolies become entrenched.
The free ride is over for Netflix, isn’t it?
The CRTC must take seriously Parliament’s mandate to make the streamers an equal partner with domestic broadcasters in producing and promoting Canadian storytelling.
Closing the connectivity chasm
Despite the successes, several crucial gaps in expanding rural coverage remain.
Rural connectivity divides: a case for public fibre transport and a reframing of affordability
While there appears to be little appetite in provincial or federal government to support public broadband infrastructure, this could change in the right hands.
Updating Canada’s broadcasting policy framework: a process gone awry
The CRTC’s inability to respond with agility or openness to the possibilities of the internet age undermines the purposes of its consultative processes.
Tackling the ‘wicked’ rural broadband gap
Policymakers must resist the temptation to throw up their arms in frustration, or—worse—leave the entire problem to the whims of Elon Musk.
CRTC says decision on Google’s Online News Act exemption expected this fall
The regulator misses the Canadian Journalism Collective’s Oct. 7 deadline for media fund money to be distributed before year’s end.
Google signs deal to launch journalism fund in California, while cash from its Canadian media fund has yet to flow
Google awaits the CRTC go-ahead for $100-million-a-year Canadian media fund as news outlets call for urgent access to cash.
Preserving a vital resource: our broadcast heritage
We are the only nation in the developed world that has failed to adequately address preservation of our media heritage.
Canadian creators cheer CRTC contribution decision as streamers warn ‘discriminatory tax’ will lead to higher prices
As part of its Online Streaming Act plan, the CRTC ruled that online streamers making more than $25M in domestic revenue must give five per cent to Canadian media funds.
