OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal says big streaming companies won’t have to pay for Canadian content until the court hears their appeal of a CRTC decision ordering them to pay.

In June, the CRTC said that foreign streamers must contribute five per cent of their annual Canadian revenues to a fund devoted to producing Canadian content, including local TV and radio news.

Global streamers challenged a CRTC ruling that foreign streamers must pay 5% of their annual Canadian revenues to a Canadian content fund.{ai:summary}<p>The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that major streaming companies are not required to pay for Canadian content until their appeal against a CRTC decision is heard. The CRTC had mandated that foreign streamers contribute five percent of their annual Canadian revenues to support local content production. #culture</p>

Big streaming companies won't have to make Canadian content payments until court appeal heard

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