Canada Pauses Multi‑Billion‑Dollar Netflix Fee
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- Canadian government tells regulator to back off on charging streamers like Netflix more.
- Canada hits pause on Netflix fee that would have cost streaming giants billions.
Why it matters: Streaming services avoid a multi‑billion‑dollar charge, preserving profit margins, while the Canadian government forgoes potential revenue and the regulator loses a new source of funding.
