Ashante Infantry writing for the Toronto Star;

Consumers could wind up with many more choices about what they watch on TV and how they pay for it, given sweeping new proposals from the country’s broadcast regulator announced Thursday.

CRTC proposes pick-and-pay TV plan in draft paper prior to September hearing

The section to pay attention to is this...

For the first time, broadcasters could be allowed to count what they spend on original programming produced for the Internet toward what they are required to spend on Canadian programming. According to the draft, this would encourage broadcasters to make more Canadian content online. And it proposes allowing television stations and networks to count revenues from online or other delivery platforms toward their overall revenue base.

Tags: TV, Broadcasting, CRTC