Revolution in the UK: Regulation on Netflix, Disney + and Amazon Prime

Official: The British government updates that the international streaming giants will be subject to the British broadcasting regulator Opcom, similar to the local broadcast channels. In Israel? The Minister of Communications meets with Disney + representatives prior to their entry into the country

David Wertheim

12/05/2022

Thursday, 12 May 2022, 10:09 Updated: 10:31

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It is the British broadcast channels that have flooded the government in recent years with the need for regulation of the giants

Another country enters the tax circle of international tech giants: The British government updates that the streaming giants will be regulated, similar to local broadcast channels

. The British will be protected from harmful or offensive material by the giants and that the principles of privacy, accuracy and fairness will be applied. A giant that violates the new code will have to pay 250K pounds or up to 5% of its revenue in the country.

It is the British broadcast channels that have flooded the government in recent years with the need for regulation of the giants.

Meanwhile, ahead of their entry into broadcasts in Israel, Minister of Communications Yoaz Handel met yesterday (Wednesday) with Disney + representatives.

The meeting held at the Ministry of Communications was attended by Vasilis Liopoulos, the company's global operations manager, and Guy Karni, the operations manager in Israel.

Handel said that the entire broadcasting market is undergoing changes, including an up-to-date regulation that is currently being worked on by the ministry.

The Ministry of Communications said in a statement that "the Minister emphasized the importance of investing in local art that he plans to charge through the new legislation on international streaming providers and welcomed the additional competition in content and prices for the Israeli consumer."

And what about the taxation or legislation of the giants in Israel?

This is probably not going to happen anytime soon.

In a special holiday interview for Walla!

Brenze a few weeks ago the minister addressed the issue, saying that "the enemy of the very good is the excellent. I believe in promoting what I can convey. So I am going to convey for the first time the commitments of the streaming giants to source production - something that has never been here."

It should be noted that the Folkman Committee that he established eluded this issue in contrast to the world trend.

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"The media exaggerates its power. Today there are no young people under the age of 35 who watch news on television."

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Yoaz Handel and Disney Plus representatives (Photo: PR)

Australia and Canada require payment

"Canada's news sector is in crisis," Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said at a news conference.

"It contributes to the growing distrust of the public and the rise of harmful misinformation in our society."

Just about a month ago, exactly after Australia made a similar decision, Canada also began promoting legislation that would require Google and Facebook to pay Canadian media outlets for using their news content.

The expected legislation is the product of a struggle by local publishers against the giants;

The transfer of advertising budgets from news sites and channels to Google and Facebook impairs their viability.

450 Canadian media outlets closed between 2008 and last year.

Pressure from the publishers on the Canadian government increased after Australia passed a similar law and Europe changed its copyright laws to compensate the publishers.

"Canada's news sector is in crisis," Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said at a news conference.

"It contributes to the growing distrust of the public and the rise of harmful misinformation in our society."

The Canadian Publishers' Union welcomed the bill: "Real news reported by real journalists costs real money," said Jamie Irving, chairman of the union. Taxpayers. "

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