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Vicky Eatrides
CRTC chairperson and CEO Vicky Eatrides. It’s time for the CRTC to follow the government’s lead and close the resale loophole, write Paul Andersen and Ian Stevens. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Big Three ‘competition’ not what it seems

OpinionBY PAUL ANDERSEN, IAN STEVENS
  • Intervention is needed when competition falters, and monopolies become entrenched.
Vicky Eatrides

Big Three ‘competition’ not what it seems

OpinionBY PAUL ANDERSEN, IAN STEVENS
  • Intervention is needed when competition falters, and monopolies become entrenched.
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The free ride is over for Netflix, isn’t it?

OpinionBY MARLA BOLTMAN

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.
Opinion | BY GREGORY TAYLOR | October 30, 2024
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service is a boon to many in rural and remote regions, but Canada may wish to ask whether internet access should be left to the fancies of a foreign-owned company whose CEO has recently shown disdain for the democratic process, writes Gregory Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Daniel Oberhaus (2018)

Tackling the ‘wicked’ rural broadband gap

Opinion | BY GREGORY TAYLOR | October 30, 2024
  • Policymakers must resist the temptation to throw up their arms in frustration, or—worse—leave the entire problem to the whims of Elon Musk.

Tackling the ‘wicked’ rural broadband gap

Opinion | BY GREGORY TAYLOR | October 30, 2024
  • Policymakers must resist the temptation to throw up their arms in frustration, or—worse—leave the entire problem to the whims of Elon Musk.
Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service is a boon to many in rural and remote regions, but Canada may wish to ask whether internet access should be left to the fancies of a foreign-owned company whose CEO has recently shown disdain for the democratic process, writes Gregory Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Daniel Oberhaus (2018)

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.
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 14, 2024
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said 'it’s in the hands of the CRTC' after being asked for an update on Google's Canadian media compensation fund. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CRTC says decision on Google’s Online News Act exemption expected this fall

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 14, 2024
  • The regulator misses the Canadian Journalism Collective’s Oct. 7 deadline for media fund money to be distributed before year’s end.

CRTC says decision on Google’s Online News Act exemption expected this fall

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 14, 2024
  • The regulator misses the Canadian Journalism Collective’s Oct. 7 deadline for media fund money to be distributed before year’s end.
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said 'it’s in the hands of the CRTC' after being asked for an update on Google's Canadian media compensation fund. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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.
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 16, 2024
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge, flanked by other Liberal MPs, speaks with reporters after the government reached a deal with Google for an exemption to the Online News Act on Nov. 29, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Google signs deal to launch journalism fund in California, while cash from its Canadian media fund has yet to flow

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 16, 2024
  • Google awaits the CRTC go-ahead for $100-million-a-year Canadian media fund as news outlets call for urgent access to cash.

Google signs deal to launch journalism fund in California, while cash from its Canadian media fund has yet to flow

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 16, 2024
  • Google awaits the CRTC go-ahead for $100-million-a-year Canadian media fund as news outlets call for urgent access to cash.
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge, flanked by other Liberal MPs, speaks with reporters after the government reached a deal with Google for an exemption to the Online News Act on Nov. 29, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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.
Opinion | BY KEALY WILKINSON | June 27, 2024
Without funding for the Canadian Broadcast Museum Foundation, we risk forgetting a key component for the creation of innovative and distinctive Canadian content: an appreciation of our shared history, writes Kealy Wilkinson. Unsplash photograph by Patrick Tomasso

Preserving a vital resource: our broadcast heritage

Opinion | BY KEALY WILKINSON | June 27, 2024
  • We are the only nation in the developed world that has failed to adequately address preservation of our media heritage.

Preserving a vital resource: our broadcast heritage

Opinion | BY KEALY WILKINSON | June 27, 2024
  • We are the only nation in the developed world that has failed to adequately address preservation of our media heritage.
Without funding for the Canadian Broadcast Museum Foundation, we risk forgetting a key component for the creation of innovative and distinctive Canadian content: an appreciation of our shared history, writes Kealy Wilkinson. Unsplash photograph by Patrick Tomasso

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
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2024
As of September, large online streaming services like Spotify, Netflix, and Amazon will be required to pay five per cent of their annual domestic revenue in contributions to Canadian media funds, which the CRTC estimates would provide $200-million in new annual funding. Unsplash photograph by Tamas Pap

Canadian creators cheer CRTC contribution decision as streamers warn ‘discriminatory tax’ will lead to higher prices

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2024
  • As part of its Online Streaming Act plan, the CRTC ruled that online streamers making more than $25M in domestic revenue must give five

Canadian creators cheer CRTC contribution decision as streamers warn ‘discriminatory tax’ will lead to higher prices

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2024
  • As part of its Online Streaming Act plan, the CRTC ruled that online streamers making more than $25M in domestic revenue must give five
As of September, large online streaming services like Spotify, Netflix, and Amazon will be required to pay five per cent of their annual domestic revenue in contributions to Canadian media funds, which the CRTC estimates would provide $200-million in new annual funding. Unsplash photograph by Tamas Pap

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