Tag: Streaming

Commercials may be here to stay on streamers like Amazon unless you open your wallet | CBC News

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Ad-free entertainment used to be one of the big selling points of streaming services, but as more services including Amazon’s Prime Video add commercials, experts say the glory days of advertisement-free video content are gone. That is, unless you open up your wallet to higher prices and additional monthly charges to avoid the advertisements that used to be banished to the realm of traditional, linear television. Read full story here: Commercials may be here to stay on streamers like Amazon unless you open your wallet | CBC News

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Creeping price points: A look at the rising cost of Canada’s streaming TV services | CTV News

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Streaming TV isn’t getting any cheaper. After it was once heralded as the cost-effective alternative to cable, the price of Canada’s streaming services is inching higher every year. And the story was no different in 2023 when inflation, production costs and efforts to turn a profit led many of the biggest names in the business to rework their subscription packages and jack up their rates. Read full story here: Creeping price points: A look at the rising cost of Canada’s streaming TV services | CTV News

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Independent Panel Report Calls For More Canadian Streaming Content And An Ad-Free CBC | CBC News

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A sweeping new report on Canada’s broadcasting and telecommunications sector is calling for widespread regulatory reform — including mandated Canadian content on streaming services and an ad-free CBC. The report, commissioned by the federal government and released today, was drafted by a seven-member panel led by Janet Yale, a broadcasting and telecommunications industry veteran. Read full story here: Independent Panel Report Calls For More Canadian Streaming Content And An Ad-Free CBC | CBC News

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Telecoms, CBC And Others Urge CRTC To Establish Agency To Help Locate Piracy Websites – Business – CBC News

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Prominent members of Canada’s entertainment industry are calling for a new federal agency to locate and shut down websites that are portals for illegally obtained video and audio content. Bell Canada, Rogers Communications Inc., Quebecor Inc., Cineplex Inc., Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and several other organizations have banded together to create FairPlay Canada. They argue that Canadian jobs are at risk because consumers can get access to TV shows, movies and music from websites that don’t pay for the content that they stream to consumers. They want the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications…

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