Audiovisual Media Services Directive


Netflix: ‘quota won’t boost Euro production’

Netflix has said it is already investing in European content, and that the introduction of a European programming quota will not boost production in the region. The quota is part of the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive, unveiled by the European Commission yesterday. It would require Netflix and other streaming and SVOD services to source […]

Mixed reaction to Commission’s TV plans

Industry players have reacted to the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive, unveiled by the European Commission yesterday. John Enser, a partner at media law firm Olswang said the introduction of a European quota for on-demand content will prove controversial. “In an on-demand environment, the prominence obligation is likely to prove highly controversial and subjective – […]