That last bit is a good idea. It would save us from being "punished" by the EU. I mean really, imagine voting to become a third country in the eyes of the EU, becoming a third country in the eyes of the EU, then being treat like a third country by the EU.
You can get Netflix in the EU bear. It may be that uk TV content takes the EU over the 30% limit but I bet it doesn't.
They are not allowed to include the UK content in calculating whether they are achieving the 30% for the mandatory minimum EU content.
I get that bear I am saying that the uk content doesn't take the EU over the 30% threshold for non EU content.
Majority must be EU content on terrestrial TV and VOD (Netflix etc.) must have at least 30% EU content.
Again I get that Bear, my point is that banning UK content wasn't required, as far as I am aware, to keep EU produced content above 30%
It's not banned. It can have as much of the 70% as Netflix or whoever think the audience want.
It isnt just netflix Bear, it's all VOD. In any event the study the EU has just commissioned on the impact of a disproportionate amount of UK shows on EU TV's effecting the EU culture diversity, demonstrates that this is a bit more than promoting EU content. The French decision to up their EU quota in France to 60% is equally an attempt to hit back at the UK.
It's each provider must have at least 30% EU programming in every EU country. It was a 2018 directive when different countries had between 10 and 60% and had 21 months to implement the 30% minimum.
The rule has been there for a while, but france just pushed their % of eu content to 60% from 30%. It could be coincidental, probably not. Add to that the recently commissioned EU report, which again could be coincidental, and it starts to look like it is an EU tactic prompted by the UK leaving the EU, or more accurately prompted by the UK's reluctance to abide by an international treaty.
It's nothing to do with France. It's the providers that have to comply. If Netflix in France have 60% EU content, that's fine. It's more than 30%.
Nope Bear, France insist on 60% EU content.
They're not banning UK content, they are lumping UK content in with all other non-EU content, why would they give protected rights to a country that is no longer part of that protected zone? It makes no sense. We can't have our cake and eat it. Great opportunity for the european content makers to step up and take the slack of lost UK TV to ensure that 30% is met.
Again I would have agreed BM had it not been for the 2 incidents that I described above.
The EU are protecting their content makers, we made the decision that we don't want to be protected, so who are we to complain at being 'punished'. We are in competition with them and we should expect them to protect themselves at every opportunity
I'll say it again BM, I would agree if it weren't for additional measures that weren't there prior to the UK leaving the EU. France increasing it's EU quota and the EU commissioned repot on how non-eu TV effects EU diversity.
France haven't just pulled this out to punish the UK. They've long had a history of protecting French culture. In fact, the 60% quota for European productions had been in place for years.
They're allowed to. The directive says countries must have a minimum of 30%.
IF they have further opposition outside of their protected trade block, then of course they will bring in new measures to protect themselves. That's not punitive it's just how trade blocks work, they are protectionist .