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Media Beat: June 04, 2018

Media Beat: June 04, 2018

By David Farrell

Netflix beats CTV, Global in three demos

Data sourced from Numeris shows Netflix beats out both CTV and Global in terms of average viewing for three key English demographics — adults 18 to 34, adults 25 to 54 and children 2 to 11. In other words, the majority of English Canadians prefer the online streaming platform to the country’s major stations. – Rose Behar, Mobile Syrup


It's time for Ottawa to get serious about modernizing broadcasting rules

– Kate Taylor, Globe & Mail subscription

Regulating Netflix offers no fix for CanCon programming

Gen-Xers ironically wishing for the return of The Littlest Hobo: your prayers may have finally been answered!

At least, that’s the promise – and maybe the threat – found within a new recommendation from the CRTC that wants the government to legislate Canadian content laws for ISPs, wireless carries and foreign online streaming services such as Netflix and Spotify.

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Basically, it’s all about getting Netflix to create and promote more homegrown programming. – Norman Wilner, Now

CRTC broadcast report ‘fundamentally flawed’

Policy experts from a variety of advocacy groups have begun to weigh in on the CRTC’s recently published programming distribution report to express confusion and concern in almost equal measure. – Sameer Chhabra, Mobile Syrup

Fagstein’s Media News Digest

RTDNA national and network award winners, some fall TV plans, Global News Radio adds seventh station, Christianne M. Laizner is named CRTC telecom vice-chair, the Globe & Mail profiles Ed the Sock who is trying to make a comeback, and Tommy Schnurmacher is writing his memoirs that are to be published daily online starting today (June 4).  – Steve Faguy blog

Canadian Radio News recap for May

A summary of CRTC decisions and on-air changes affecting the Canadian radio landscape. – Facebook

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Billie Eilish performs onstage during Billie Eilish HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR Kick Off at Videotron Centre on Sept. 29, 2024 in Quebec City, Quebec
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Billie Eilish performs onstage during Billie Eilish HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR Kick Off at Videotron Centre on Sept. 29, 2024 in Quebec City, Quebec

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Billie Eilish Is Down to Collaborate With Rihanna: ‘She’s Literally My Idol’

RiRi previously said she wanted to work with the "Birds of a Feather" singer.

Rihanna recently said that she wants to collaborate with Billie Eilish — and according to the 22-year-old pop star, she’s waiting by the phone for the Fenty mogul’s call.

In a new cover story interview with Complexpublished Thursday (Dec. 5), Eilish gushed about the moment RiRi shouted her out in October — “If I could only do a song with Billie Eilish, she’s so good,” the superstar said at the time — which the two-time Oscar winner said she “literally thought … was AI.”

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