Netflix’s latest attempt in its quiet campaign to soften the impact of the upcoming Media Bill took place this morning with policy boss Benjamin King raising concerns regulator Ofcom could be…
“One challenge here is that the scope and breadth in our libraries is much more global in nature than anything in a domestic broadcasters’ library,” King said today. “This calls into question whether Ofcom should become something of a global policeman ruling on world events and docs that address issues in Russia, China and South America, and pronouncing on the changing geopolitical context far beyond our own shores.
The streamers will be given six months to examine their libraries once the bill has been rubberstamped but King described this as “rather short,” adding: “It could be a little longer given the size of our library.” “It’s ultimately impossible to see whether this approach will be discriminatory or futureproof,” added King. “I worry that this will create perverse incentives for smaller services to avoid a regulatory threshold.”
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