Germany orders streamers to fund European and local productions
The German Federal Cabinet has decided that streaming platforms will be obligated to invest a portion of their revenue in European and German productions. This mandates a "German cultural imprint" through financial contributions to local content. The decision aims to support domestic and regional content creation.
Key Takeaways
- The Federal Cabinet approved a requirement for streaming platforms to invest part of their revenue in European and German productions.
- The policy creates a mandated “German cultural imprint” through financial contributions to local content.
- The measure is aimed at supporting domestic and regional content creation.
Why It Matters
Streaming services operating in Germany will face a direct funding obligation for European and German productions, rather than just a general expectation to support local content. That ties platform revenue more closely to domestic content supply and gives the state a formal mechanism for shaping the streaming catalog. The broader signal is regulatory pressure for local content investment, not market-led spending alone. The next concrete item to watch is the final legal language and how it defines the revenue portion platforms must allocate.
Read full article at heise.de
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