Emily Chow is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. In the age of streaming, social media, and subscription-based entertainment platforms, critics have called for amendments…
Tag: broadcasting regulatory policy
As Netflix Goes Global, CanCon Must Broaden Its Appeal
Since the introduction of Netflix to the Canadian market in September 2010, online television distribution, known as “Over the Top” (OTT) services, have expanded rapidly at a rate of over…
Japan: Farewell Analog, Welcome Digital
Elisa Bertolini is a member of the MediaLaws Steering Committee and an academic at the Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi. The re-posting of this analysis is part of a cross-posting collaboration…
ASA Rules On Ad For Joke Phone Hacking App: Guess The Joke Is On You, Jamster
Satomi Aki is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the independent advertising watchdog of the UK, upheld On July 13, 2011, complaints against…
CRTC decides to keep New Media Broadcasting unregulated a little while longer
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced its decision this past Thursday (4 June 2009) to extend the exemption of new media broadcasting from regulation. After considering the current…