The US wanted Quebec specifically to remove their French language mandates on streaming content, and Canada in general to remove Canadian content requirements for same. This is about Netflix trying to cut their costs.
Source? Not challenging you, just want more information.
I'm sure Canadian requirements the reason almost all my DVDs have at least French subtitles; even though Spanish is more spoken here in the US, I often see only French as a second language option.
From what I've seen, streaming originals come in an insane amount of languages, and French is one of the larger languages. So the only way Netflix is saving money is if Canada is mandating Quebecois dubs or--and I think this is most likely--Netflix doesn't want to pay for French dubs of third-party content that it streams.
Because I've noticed that even shows with global reach and multiple language dubs, like Avatar: The Last Airbender (Nickelodeon cartoon), are only available as monolingual on Netflix, and I've VPNd around; so I'm guessing there's an extra cost for the rights to stream other languages on third party content.
It looks like the two issues are algorithm promotion and support for Canadian content on the production side.
I honestly feel kind of bad for Netflix. They're just a stupid greedy corporation and I guarantee you that they are unhappy to be at the center of an international trade war and now face of American cultural-imperialist hegemony in Canada. They are going to lose subscribers because Trump is a fucking moron.
And, all in all, Netflix has been pretty good about importing global content to the US; I don't know how satisfying a villain they can play in this drama.
"Ottawa’s negotiators rejected an 11th-hour demand from the Trump administration to ditch requirements that U.S. streaming platforms, including Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, promote Canadian film, TV and music to their users in Canada.
On Friday evening, the U.S. negotiating team introduced an unexpected demand that Canada provide exemptions to its laws requiring big U.S. streamers to boost the discoverability of Canadian content, including French-language content, in this country, according to a senior government source."
So not artificially boosting Canadian and French content is the same as destroying Canadian culture and identity?
The CRTC mandates a certain % of all content available in Canada is Canadian produced content. We will not change this rule for Netflix or any other American oligarch. They can get fucked.
Netflux can go fuck in general, but foreign companies not wanting to be forced to subsidize your TV shows isn't quite Native boarding schools level of attempt at cultural erasure. Get off the cross, we need the wood.
I highly highly doubt streaming companies no longer bumping Letterkenny and Vikings to the top 5 is what torpedoed the trade deal, but politicians clutching pearls, banging the nationalism drum, and crying attack on National Identity plays better than a dry "we couldn't get the percentages right on potash, lumber, and soybeans".
Silliness of politician's posturing aside, this whole trade war is an exercise in Trumpist ego-stroking retardation, I wish you all luck, and us all a return to sanity.
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Hes just being a childish dickhead as always. Just send us a few dudes to light the white house on fire again.
Oh, man... Make it quick, before the Donald decides to finish demolishing the entire building.
You're right. Burning Pedo-Lago would be better.
I'm in, when do we start?
Right now :)
Is this the context for this?
https://sh.itjust.works/post/65664470
The US wanted Quebec specifically to remove their French language mandates on streaming content, and Canada in general to remove Canadian content requirements for same. This is about Netflix trying to cut their costs.
Source? Not challenging you, just want more information.
I'm sure Canadian requirements the reason almost all my DVDs have at least French subtitles; even though Spanish is more spoken here in the US, I often see only French as a second language option.
From what I've seen, streaming originals come in an insane amount of languages, and French is one of the larger languages. So the only way Netflix is saving money is if Canada is mandating Quebecois dubs or--and I think this is most likely--Netflix doesn't want to pay for French dubs of third-party content that it streams.
Because I've noticed that even shows with global reach and multiple language dubs, like Avatar: The Last Airbender (Nickelodeon cartoon), are only available as monolingual on Netflix, and I've VPNd around; so I'm guessing there's an extra cost for the rights to stream other languages on third party content.
Good on you for asking for a source. We should all be in the habit of doing that more often👍
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-rejected-drop-cancon-us-demand-streaming-services/
Carney effectively confirmed all of this in his recent speech too.
It looks like the two issues are algorithm promotion and support for Canadian content on the production side.
I honestly feel kind of bad for Netflix. They're just a stupid greedy corporation and I guarantee you that they are unhappy to be at the center of an international trade war and now face of American cultural-imperialist hegemony in Canada. They are going to lose subscribers because Trump is a fucking moron.
And, all in all, Netflix has been pretty good about importing global content to the US; I don't know how satisfying a villain they can play in this drama.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/canadian-content-streaming-trade-9.7318798
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-rejected-drop-cancon-us-demand-streaming-services/
"Ottawa’s negotiators rejected an 11th-hour demand from the Trump administration to ditch requirements that U.S. streaming platforms, including Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, promote Canadian film, TV and music to their users in Canada.
On Friday evening, the U.S. negotiating team introduced an unexpected demand that Canada provide exemptions to its laws requiring big U.S. streamers to boost the discoverability of Canadian content, including French-language content, in this country, according to a senior government source."
So not artificially boosting Canadian and French content is the same as destroying Canadian culture and identity?
The CRTC mandates a certain % of all content available in Canada is Canadian produced content. We will not change this rule for Netflix or any other American oligarch. They can get fucked.
Netflux can go fuck in general, but foreign companies not wanting to be forced to subsidize your TV shows isn't quite Native boarding schools level of attempt at cultural erasure. Get off the cross, we need the wood.
I highly highly doubt streaming companies no longer bumping Letterkenny and Vikings to the top 5 is what torpedoed the trade deal, but politicians clutching pearls, banging the nationalism drum, and crying attack on National Identity plays better than a dry "we couldn't get the percentages right on potash, lumber, and soybeans".
Silliness of politician's posturing aside, this whole trade war is an exercise in Trumpist ego-stroking retardation, I wish you all luck, and us all a return to sanity.
"Wahhhhh I don't wanna play by the same rules as everyone else. Give me unique and exceptional access to your markets. Wahhhhh"