Media, Telecom Firms Ask CRTC to Ease up on Regulation as They Compete With Streaming

Vicky Eatrides (R), chairperson and CEO of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, and Scott Hutton, chief of consumer, research and communications at the CRTC, wait to appear before a standing committee in Ottawa on Oct. 5, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby

As the Canadian broadcast system is upended by streaming, old-school media and telecom companies say they’re struggling to compete and they want the country’s broadcast regulator to take a lighter touch.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is holding consultations on how the Canadian broadcasting system can survive the shift away from traditional TV to international streamers.