A person navigates to the online social media pages of the CRTC on a cell phone in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Sean KilpatrickThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has updated its definition of “Canadian content” to expand its list of broadcasting production roles that qualify a television show or movie as Canadian, while saying that artificial intelligence in these roles doesn’t qualify.The federal broadcast regulator’s new definition, which determines whether a broadcasting production qualifies as Canadian, maintains its previous points system approach. The points system awards points for productions based on “key creative functions” that are performed by Canadians.
CRTC Releases Updated Definition of Canadian Content for Broadcasting
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