Tag: Canadian Content
CRTC launches music database to aid radio Cancon compliance
The CRTC has launched a free, downloadable music database that makes it easier for broadcasters, artists and the public to identify Canadian music.
The commission...
OP-ED: Canada is quietly winning a podcast culture war
Canada spent decades trying to protect its culture from the gravitational pull of American media. In podcasting, something unexpected has happened: Canadians are choosing...
Canadian screen sector urges Ottawa to preserve foreign streamer contribution requirements
A coalition of 50 Canadian screen sector organizations have written an open letter, appealing to Ottawa to preserve Canadian content contribution requirements for foreign...
Disney+ unveils first-ever Canadian originals
Disney+ has unveiled its first-ever Canadian local Originals, billed as "an important step in the streamer's expanding investment in Canadian storytelling."
Disney is among the...
CRTC decisions still leave traditional players shouldering more of Cancon burden,...
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) says while new directives unveiled by the CRTC on Thursday address several longstanding priorities, significant issues remain unresolved,...
OP-ED: If Canada believes in Canadian content, it must also believe...
Submitted by Rod Schween, President, Pattison Media
If Canada believes in Canadian content, it must also believe in Canadian media.
Canada’s broadcasting system has rules for...
