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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 DannyB on Wednesday September 05 2018, @02:25PM (1 child)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday September 05 2018, @02:25PM (#730761) Journal

    Okay, that was a bad attempt at humor.

    We don't have any shreds of good reputation left in the world. So no harm can be done to our reputation.

    First it was Snowden's revelations. NSA spying on Parliament? Really? Do they expect to find terrorists there? We used to have the moral high ground.

    Next, see recent election.

    If I were going to criticize the French instead of making a joke at their expense, I would instead reach for subjects like copyright.

    Maybe there are not enough American jokes. Or if there are, they don't seem to make it over here.

    God invented wars to teach Americans geography.

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  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday September 05 2018, @02:25PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday September 05 2018, @02:25PM (#730762) Journal

    Q. What do you call a person who speaks 2 languages?
    A. Bilingual

    Q. What do you call a person who speaks 3 languages?
    A. Trilingual

    Q. What do you call a person who only speaks 1 language?
    A. American

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