AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoCRTC Pushes Up Canadian Content Funding: Canada’s regulator has tripled what streaming platforms must pay toward Canadian music and shows, raising online contributions to 15% (from 5%) and cutting the gap for traditional broadcasters—while Netflix and Spotify brace for higher costs and a deeper U.S.-Canada rift. Live Music Transit Win: Toronto concertgoers at Rogers Stadium get free TTC rides home again, with extra service and accessible shuttles tied to Bruno Mars dates. New Canadian Stage Buzz: Montreal’s Segal Centre is staging the new musical Grow, about Amish twin sisters hitting Rumpspringa and ending up in an urban grow-op story. Local Film Spotlight: Owen Sound’s Upper Canada Films is premiering The Hockey Player, a documentary on Luke Prokop, the first openly gay NHL-contracted player. World Music Moment: BTS has locked in Asia and Australia tour dates and ticket sale timelines.
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