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1. Netflix becomes more Canadian—but you’ll pay for it

   Last week, Ottawa announced that the American-based “over-the-top” broadcasting giant Netflix had agreed to set up a production house in Canada and that it will spend C$500 million over five years on producing Canadian content. Another ...

2. AT&T bid for Time Warner may help inform Canadian broadcasting policy

   The announced takeover bid by AT&T for Time Warner will likely be challenged by antitrust authorities, and possibly by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States. The resulting litigation will crystallize many ...

3. Should Canadians directly subsidize high-speed Internet service in rural and remote areas?

   According to current CRTC policy, Canadians have access to basic telecommunications, including the capability to connect to the Internet via low-speed data transmission, regardless of where they live. In public hearings scheduled for ...

4. CRTC suspends regular rules so Canadians can watch Super Bowl commercials

   The CRTC, the Canadian regulator of the Canadian broadcasting industry, acknowledged last week that the Super Bowl, America’s biggest sporting event, is special—so special that the regulator is suspending its simultaneous substitution ...

5. Canadian Content is Dead; Long Live Canadian Content

   The current dispute between Netflix and the CRTC, ostensibly arising from Netflix’s refusal to provide the CRTC with confidential subscriber data, could ultimately be settled in court. The essential issue that the court would address is whether the ...