Ottawa orders CRTC to ‘review’ decision on online streamers after U.S. concerns

OTTAWA — The federal government will order its broadcasting and telecommunications regulator to review its recent decision to triple the amount that online streamers must contribute to Canadian content, while injecting $600 million to help the cultural sector.On Wednesday, Culture Minister Marc Miller confirmed the government disagrees with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)’s requirement to raise online streamers’ contribution from five to