A group representing major foreign streaming companies told a hearing held by Canada’s broadcasting regulator on Friday that those companies shouldn’t be expected to fulfil the same responsibilities as traditional broadcasters when it comes to Canadian content.

The Motion Picture Association-Canada, which represents large streamers like Netflix, Paramount, Disney and Amazon, said the regulator should be flexible in modernizing its definition of Canadian content.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is holding a two-week public hearing on a new definition of Canadian content that began Wednesday. The proceeding is part of its work to implement the Online Streaming Act — and it is bringing tensions between traditional players and large foreign streamers out in the open.

  • Nik282000
    -8•1 day ago

    Have you ever used a VPN to compare the selection available to Canada vs the US?

      • Nik282000
        -1•11 hours ago

        Or, I can continue to use the internet in such a way that neither our, nor the US government, can track or limit my media consumption.

        • Cyborganism
          3•7 hours ago

          Sure. But the next time you want to watch a Canadian movie or series and you can’t find it on any platform, or that your favourite studio or artist is quitting because they don’t receive any revenue, don’t fucking complain.

          • Nik282000
            0•5 hours ago

            This is already the case. Canadian media corps do not help Canadian artists, Like every other media corp their job is to siphon wealth away from talented people, except in Canada they hide behind fake national pride.

            There are loads of Canadian movies and TV shows that are not available to stream or even buy on disk. If you’re lucky you can get a used DVD on eBay. This media is lost, no one will get to enjoy it and paying Bell more will not bring it back.