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posted by martyb on Tuesday September 04 2018, @02:41PM   Printer-friendly
from the 30%-locally-sourced dept.

From Variety:

Quotas obligating Netflix, Amazon and other streaming services operating in the European Union to dedicate at least 30% of their on-demand catalogs to local content are set to become enshrined in law soon.

Roberto Viola, head of the European Commission department that regulates communications networks, content and technology, said the new rules, which will also demand visibility and prominence of European product on streamers, are on track to be approved in December.

"We just need the final vote, but it's a mere formality," he told Variety at the Venice Film Festival.

Netflix, Amazon and other streamers will be required to fund TV series and films produced in Europe by commissioning content, acquiring it or paying into national film funds through a small surcharge added to their subscription fee, something which is already happening in Germany. Netflix tried unsuccessfully to fight the German surcharge in court.


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  • (Score: 2) by quietus on Tuesday September 04 2018, @06:18PM (4 children)

    by quietus (6328) on Tuesday September 04 2018, @06:18PM (#730377) Journal

    I lived for some years in a European country considered a model for socialized health care. I needed to see a doctor once; I had to wait IIRC it was only maybe 3 or 4 months to see a GP, who spent 10 minutes with me and certified that I needed a specialist. Then about 7 months to see the specialist.

    I'd like to know the name of that country because over here, you simply go to the doctor and be redirected to a specialist immediately (if necessary; if not, make an appointment for a couple of days, tops a week or two, later).

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday September 04 2018, @06:54PM

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Tuesday September 04 2018, @06:54PM (#730404) Journal

    I'd like to know the name of that country because over here, you simply go to the doctor and be redirected to a specialist immediately

    Pulled-out-of-his-ass-istan.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 04 2018, @07:07PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 04 2018, @07:07PM (#730406)

    Wow, that sounds so nice to this American AC who's trying to get a somewhat elective surgery done that will allow me to discontinue one of my medications. (So it will pay for itself, nearly no risk of complications, and can eliminate side-effects from that med such as needing to eat a salt-rich diet... one would think that any sane medical system would be all about helping me get this done... oh well.)

    be redirected to a specialist immediately (if necessary; if not, make an appointment for a couple of days, tops a week or two, later).

    A week or two is how long it's going to take me to even figure out which specialist I may go to so that my insurance company will pay for part of the cost! (And I will only find out how much it costs [total including insurance coverage but also my out-of-pocket] after the surgery is complete and I get the bill!)

    • (Score: 4, Touché) by fyngyrz on Tuesday September 04 2018, @10:48PM

      by fyngyrz (6567) on Tuesday September 04 2018, @10:48PM (#730525) Journal

      one would think that any sane medical system would be all about helping me get this done

      One would. But as you said, you're an American, so you (we, in point of fact) don't have one.

    • (Score: 2) by quietus on Wednesday September 05 2018, @07:31AM

      by quietus (6328) on Wednesday September 05 2018, @07:31AM (#730650) Journal

      In case you got the impression that everything is free though, it isn't.

      You will also know only what it costs after actual surgery and hospital stay -- bills arrive anywhere between a couple of weeks and about 6 months later. However, the price is capped/reasonable: open heart surgery plus a 3 week stay in hospital will come down to € 2,500 (that's about $3000), while a regular doctor visit will cost you about $32 (payable immediately, in the latter case). Note also that, unlike in one of Michael Moore's documentaries where he visits the NHS, while prices are low for medication, they're not fixed i.e. a 30-day provision of blood-pressure lowering medicine will set you back about €12, while a box of aspirines will cost about €7.

      However, you can recuperate part of that cost later by passing by your (public) health insurer (this does not happen automatically though, and can only be done up to two years after expenses).