CRTC won’t regulate Netflix as a broadcaster in Canada

Netflix may be a streaming company , but that doesn’t make it a broadcaster — at least, not in Canada, and not according to the CRTC . Despite calls from existing broadcasters to the contrary, the agency today opted not to regulate Netflix and other so-called “over-the-top” services — which would have, among other things, made them subject to the same Canadian content requirements that broadcasters must comply with. While it hasn’t completely closed the door on changing its tune in the future, at the moment the CRTC says that there’s no evidence the services are harming traditional broadcasters, and that regulating them could in fact discourage innovation and make it difficult for Canadian companies to compete outside of the country. CRTC won’t regulate Netflix as a broadcaster in Canada originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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