The CRTC is looking at the possibility of adding a third levy on the revenues of Internet service providers like Cogeco to finance the production of Canadian multimedia content on the Web. At first glance, this has nothing to do with television. But, the potential beneficiaries are the same producers and broadcasters that are eligible for the LPIF and are asking for fee-for-carriage.

Because the CRTC is not currently authorized to regulate Internet service providers, it has just petitioned the Federal Court of Appeal to claim the right.

Nothing has crystallized yet on this issue and we continue to monitor the situation.