The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has updated its definition of “Canadian content” to expand its list of broadcasting production roles that qualify a television show or movie as Canadian, while saying that artificial intelligence in these roles doesn’t qualify.
The federal broadcast regulator’s new definition, which determines whether a broadcasting production qualifies as Canadian, maintains its previous points system approach. The points system awards points for productions based on “key creative functions” that are performed by Canadians.
For example, the point system awards productions two points each for Canadian directors and screenwriters, and one point each for Canadian first and second lead performers, production designers, photography directors, music composers, and picture editors….