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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Canadian regulator triples American streamers' financial contributions to Canadian content

Canada Streamers - (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Large online streaming services must contribute 15% of their Canadian revenues to Canadian content, the country's federal broadcast regulator said Thursday.

That’s three times the 5% initial contribution requirement the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission set out in 2024, which is being challenged in court by U.S.-based major streamers, including Apple, Amazon and Spotify.

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