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  • In Canada: The Beaches Reach a New Streaming Peak After Major Sync on Prime Video’s ‘Off Campus’
  • The Resurgence of Canadian Television
  • Newswire | Canada renews creative export strategy

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billboard.com /1 week ago

In Canada: The Beaches Reach a New Streaming Peak After Major Sync on Prime Video’s ‘Off Campus’

ArtHouse Media Group launched a new venue in Toronto and the industry mourns Cris Derksen

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notablelife.com /1 month ago

The Resurgence of Canadian Television

For a long time, Canadian television has lived in the shadow of Hollywood. When people thought of must-watch TV, their minds jumped to American hits or British prestige dramas. But...

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myscena.org /2 weeks ago

Newswire | Canada renews creative export strategy

MONTRÉAL, May 11, 2026 Canada’s creative industries are known worldwide for their talent, expertise and creativity. They create jobs here, stimulate economic growth and make an imp...

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com /1 week ago

This is your weekly Canadian CD and vinyl sales report (21 May 2026)

What have we got for CD and vinyl sales in Canada this week? I also have the streaming numbers from Luminate.   Streaming numbers:

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com /1 month ago

Weekly Canadian CD and vinyl sales report plus streaming stats (10 April 2026)

We’re now well into Q1 of 2026. Where are things going as far as CD and vinyl sales? How about streaming? Let’s check with Luminate’s numbers.   Streaming numbers:

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billboard.com /1 day ago

In Canada: Drake Breaks Records for Most No. 1s Ever on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 & Album Charts

Also up north this week: an update on the music "streaming tax" is "forthcoming" and the National Music Centre names a new board chair.

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com /3 weeks ago

Here’s the weekly Canadian CD and vinyl sales report (07 May 2026)

The second third of 2026 has begun. Let’s see where Luminate says we are in terms of cd and vinyl sales as well as streaming.   Streaming numbers:

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globalnews.ca /1 week ago

U.S. streaming industry slams CRTC rules for Canadian content investment

The Motion Picture Association, which represents U.S. streamers including Netflix, said the new rules impose unprecedented, unnecessary and discriminatory investment obligations.

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mobilesyrup.com /1 week ago

CRTC orders streamers to pay 15% of revenues to Canadian content

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced that large streaming services must contribute 15 per cent of their Canadian revenues to Canadian co...

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com /2 weeks ago

This is the latest Canadian CD and vinyl sales report. We’ll look at streaming, too (14 May 2026)

As we go into the first long weekend of the Canadian summer, here’s where CD and vinyl sales are so far in 2026. Streaming numbers follow.   Streaming numbers:

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com /1 month ago

Canada once had its own digital music store. Do you remember it?

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] On Oct. 14, 2003, I found myself upstairs at the Hard Rock Cafe in downtown Toronto to witness history. Or so I was told.

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torontosun.com /3 weeks ago

Some foreign-owned companies still qualify under ‘Buy Canadian’ policy: Report

Definition of Canadian so broad it would apply to corporations with storefront branches here, report says

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com /1 month ago

Time for another weekly report on Canadian CD and vinyl sales (30 Apr 2026)

Luminate keeps us up to date on how CDs and vinyl are selling. They also look at streaming stats, too. Here’s the latest.   Streaming numbers:

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globalnews.ca /1 week ago

Major streamers must pay 15% of revenues to Canadian content, CRTC says

That’s three times the 5% initial contribution requirement the CRTC set out in 2024, which is being challenged in court by major streamers including Apple, Amazon and Spotify.

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com /1 month ago

This is your weekly Canadian CD and vinyl sales report. Streaming numbers, too. (02 Apr 2026)

Where we at with Canadian CD and vinyl sales this week? What about streaming? Let’s ask Luminate. (Note that his numbers reflect the release of the new BTS album.)   Streaming numb...

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deadline.com /1 week ago

Heated $2B Requirements: MPA Livid As Canada Jacks Up Streamers’ Content Revenue Contributions

In what is shaping up to become a very heated rivalry, the Motion Picture Association didn’t quite use the word socialism today over a Canadian regulatory move, but they got damn c...

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exclaim.ca /3 days ago

Canadian Artists Say "WTF Is Up Boston Pizza?" with Restaurant Chain's Live Music Initiative

Non-Canadians in the room might not be familiar with the anomaly that is Boston Pizza, although a growing number of locations have popped up

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torontomike.com /1 month ago

Mike's Basement Studio

A BiWay bag,A CD,A CFNY jacket,A Blue Jay's calendar,A poppy,A Cherry Blossom treat,A CHUM chart from ‘74.A photo of George Bell playing left field.Is this heaven?Or is it just Mik...

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billboard.com /2 weeks ago

In Canada: Spotify Raises Premium Prices, Marking First Major Canadian Hike in Nearly 2 Years

Also: FACTOR's Meg Symsyk is Billboard Canada's Executive of the Week, and how Toronto celebrated Drake's Iceman release.

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mobilesyrup.com /2 weeks ago

Canada rarely gets to play itself — these games are changing that

Canada’s storied history in games is a bit paradoxical. On the one hand, we’re one of the largest producers of games in the world, our $5.1 billion industry responsible for such be...

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Do you remember when Canada had its own digital music store? What happened to it?

Puretracks was supposed to be Canada's answer to iTunes and may have morphed into our own streaming service. It did not.

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thatericalper.com /3 weeks ago

Canadian Arts/Media Job Posts For May 3, 2026

Creative Multimedia News Journalist, Acadia Broadcasting Corporation, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec, Apply Here Internship – Journalist and FB Administrator, ATIA Ltd, Edmont...

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allthecanadianpolitics.tumblr.com /1 day ago

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canadianbeats.ca /1 month ago

Live From Hamilton, the 2026 JUNO Awards were one for the books

The soul of Hamilton was on full display as the 2026 JUNO Awards took the city by storm this weekend! The JUNOS celebrated the artists shaping the soundtrack of Canada today, from...

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