Canada Bid to Tame Streaming-Tax Furor Leaves US Tech Unsoothed

US tech companies say Canada hasn’t gone far enough to quell a trade spat over a domestic content requirement on streaming companies, featuring a 15% funding obligation, while Canadian media groups are vowing to fight to keep the requirement intact.

Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture Marc Miller said last week a new cultural policy is being developed after a regulatory ruling drew the ire of US companies on the eve of major trade negotiations. The ruling included a requirement, which US industry groups label a streaming tax, that streaming companies spend 15% of the revenue they make in ...