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Globe and Mail
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Globe and Mail
Quebec to set quotas for French-language content on streaming platforms
The Quebec government has tabled a bill to force streaming giants to boost access to French-language content. The bill would allow the government to set quotas for francophone music, film and other content on streaming platforms. It would also require digital platforms to register with the Quebec government and ensure their default interface is in French. As well, the legislation would enshrine in the Quebec charter of human rights and freedoms the right to access French-language cultural content. However, the bill would not apply to digital platforms whose main purpose is to offer Indigenous content. The legislation comes as the federal broadcast regulator holds a public hearing to define Canadian content as it works to implement the Online Streaming Act.
LBCI
15-05-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Lebanon's Sports Minister arrives in Morocco for Youth and Sports Ministers of Francophone Countries conference
Lebanese Youth and Sports Minister Nora Bayrakdarian arrived in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, to participate in the Conference of Youth and Sports Ministers of Francophone Countries. She was received at the airport's VIP lounge by senior officials from Morocco's Ministry of Youth and Sports and Lebanon's Ambassador to Morocco, Ziad Atallah. Minister Bayrakdarian is accompanied by her Francophone Affairs advisor, Ibrahim Mnassa, and youth policy expert Edgar Blanc.
