By David Farrell
Broadcasters ask government to make Apple pay news outlets under Online News Act
The association said only Google and Meta are covered by the Online News Act, 'even though there are other platforms that benefit from the distribution of news content' – Anja Karadeglija, National Post
CRTC might ease Corus' Canadian content spending requirements after profit plunge
Canada's telecommunications regulator is looking to ease some Canadian content spending requirements for Corus Entertainment Inc. as the company says labour unrest in the U.S. entertainment industry and high inflation have hurt its bottom line.
An application from the company last week asked the regulator to "urgently" change some conditions for its English-language television stations and discretionary services.
CRTC secretary-general Marc Morin replied Thursday, saying the commission is in favour of granting the company's request but will first hold a consultation on the proposals. – Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press
Bell Media signs deal to buy Outfront Media's Canadian business for $410 million
Bell Media announced a tentative $410-million deal Monday to buy the Canadian operations of outdoor advertising company Outfront Media Inc. in a move that experts say could solidify its hold on the out-of-home advertising market. – Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press
Jay Robb signs off as a Spectator contributor after 24 years
I’m lousy at goodbyes. But after reviewing more than 600 business books, I owe some last words to everyone who’s followed along, with extra thanks to all the editors who cleaned up my copy for 24 years. – Jay Robb, The Hamilton Spectator
AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio wishes Canada's AI legislation was further along by now
Bengio, who is best known for his status as one of the godfathers of AI but also runs the Quebec-based AI research institute, Mila, expressed his disappointment with the pace of Bill C-27 in a Tuesday interview. – Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press
He served up Gordon Ramsay's shows, but don't call him a reality-TV producer
“When people think of reality TV, they think of the lowest form of it," says Arthur Smith. The Montreal native's scheduled talk on Thursday has been cancelled, but you can read about his work in the bio-Reach. – Bill Brownstein, Montreal Gazette
TikTok is testing 15-minute uploads
The change puts TikTok in even more direct competition with YouTube. The move indicates that TikTok is looking to attract longer-form video creators who normally post content on YouTube. In the past, TikTok was seen as the platform for short-form content, while YouTube was seen as the home for long-form content. The past few years have blurred the lines between the two companies as TikTok embraces longer videos and YouTube adopts shorter videos with Shorts. – Aisha Malik, TechCrunch
Americans are following the news less closely than they used to
In 2016, 51% of U.S. adults said they followed the news all or most of the time. But that share fell to 38% in 2022, the most recent time we asked this question.
In turn, a rising share of Americans say they follow the news only now and then. – Naomi Forman-Katz, Pew Research
Charted: 50 years of music industry revenues, by format
In the ever-changing world of music, 2022 marked yet another milestone.
For the seventh year in a row, recorded music revenues in the United States rose, hitting a record high of $15.9 billion.
The graphic below uses data from the Recording Industry Association of America to chart the music industry’s evolution over the last 50 years. – Niccolo Conte, Visual Capitalist
