CRTC’s Jean-Pierre Blais blasts feds, creatives, telecoms and CBC in his last speech as chair

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[ad_1] Jean-Pierre Blais spared no criticism of the government and the communications industry Tuesday in his final speech as chairman of Canada’s telecom and broadcast regulator, blasting both for trying to preserve the status quo despite the disruptive force of broadband. During his five-year tenure leading the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission – his term…

Netflix tells Canadian Heritage it shouldn’t be regulated due to ‘substantial’ investments in Canada

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[ad_1] TORONTO — Netflix makes “substantial” investments in film and TV productions in Canada and should not face regulation, argues the streaming company in a submission to Canadian Heritage’s public consultation on homegrown content in a digital world. The submission, filed Thursday, comes two years after Netflix suggested to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission that…