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U.S. streaming industry slams CRTC rules for Canadian content investment

Hollywood pushes back hard as Canada's broadcast regulator demands streamers put real money into Canadian stories.

The Motion Picture Association, representing major U.S. streaming services like Netflix, has publicly criticized new CRTC regulations requiring Canadian content investment. The industry group argues the rules are unprecedented, unnecessary, and discriminatory. The dispute highlights ongoing tensions between Canadian broadcast regulators and American streaming giants over domestic content funding obligations.

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The Motion Picture Association, which represents U.S. streamers including Netflix, said the new rules impose unprecedented, unnecessary and discriminatory investment obligations.

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