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Originally Posted by jonbxx

Meh, the Audiovisual Media Services Directive sets quotas for how much EU sourced Video on Demand media should be present in an effort to preserve the cultural identity of member states and promote domestic media production. As we voted to leave, we no longer fall under the Audiovisual Media Services Directive so UK sourced media falls in to the same category as US based media.

Just a consequence of leaving the Single Market. Difficult to get too excited...

Only for video on demand mind you, For broadcast, different rules apply (European Convention on Transfrontier Television)
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Explainer here from 2017 - https://mediawrites.law/translation-...er-television/

Well, apart from the obvious retribution that EU is intent on inflicting on the UK, this is sheer hypocrisy on their part.

As their directive is intended to preserve the cultural identity of the member states, and they are so sincere in wishing that we'd remained, now the UK is a cultural alien.

This is one of the areas of discretion that they have - but little/no doubt that France and VdL are driving this as a matter of retribution.

There is very little if any justification of staying in the EU with such nasties. Matter of principle, imo.

So you Remainers, in "we told you so" or "you voted for it" mode should really be standing up for the UK.