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Troy Reeb, executive vice president of networks and content, said the media giant is leaning into lifestyles and reality fare after the CRTC eased rules around its obligations to produce homegrown scripted drama and comedy.
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Global香蕉视频直播檚 homegrown scripted fare includes the B.C.-shot crime drama 香蕉视频直播淢urder in a Small Town香蕉视频直播� with Vancouver香蕉视频直播檚 Rossif Sutherland and Kristin Kreuk, set for fall, and the mid-season return of the Victor Garber legal drama 香蕉视频直播淔amily Law.香蕉视频直播�
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Groups representing Canadian actors, writers and producers have said eased spending rules for Corus will hurt local creators and result in fewer original homegrown stories, but Reeb said Corus is 香蕉视频直播渄oing more than our part to support the Canadian ecosystem.香蕉视频直播�
He said more of the onus for CanCon should fall on streaming giants like Netflix and Disney Plus.
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Reeb added that Corus 香蕉视频直播渨ill air more Canadian content across our networks this year than all of the streaming services combined,香蕉视频直播� including its news programs and unscripted series.
On Tuesday, the CRTC said online streaming services operating in Canada will be required to contribute five per cent of their revenues to support local news and the production of Canadian content.
Corus must contribute 30 per cent of its revenues to Canadian content.
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