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Hollywood Studios Call Canada’s 15% Streaming Tax Illegal as Experts Warn of a Legal Fight

Major American streaming platforms including Netflix, Apple TV+, Amazon, and Disney+ are facing a tripling of their mandatory contributions to Canadian content under sweeping new rules from Canada's broadcast regulator, and the fallout is already getting loud on both sides of the border. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced yesterday that online broadcasters...
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Anker Day 2026: New Soundcore, eufy, and SOLIX Products Hit Canada

Anker made some new product announcements yesterday at Anker Day 2026 in New York Citry, giving a glimpse at what the company's been quietly building. The big headline was implementation of THUS, Anker's proprietary AI chip announced back in April, which has made its debut inside Soundcore's newest earbuds, now on shelves in Canada, available...

CRTC Slaps Apple, Netflix and Disney With 15% Tax — And Your Streaming Bill Is Next

Apple, Netflix, Amazon, Disney+ and other online streaming services operating in Canada will see their mandatory contributions to Canadian and Indigenous content triple under new rules announced by the country's broadcast regulator. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has set a new 15% contribution rate for online broadcasters, now up from the 5% base...