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U.K. Government Formally Rejects Streaming Levy, Doubles Down on Mixed Production Ecology
U.K. government rejects streaming platform levy and multiple film industry recommendations while emphasizing benefits of international investments.
The U.K. government has firmly rejected calls for a 5% levy on streaming platforms and mandatory IP retention rules, instead emphasizing the benefits of a “mixed ecology” that welcomes both international investment and local production in its formal response to parliamentary recommendations on British film and high-end television. As revealed by Variety in May, U.K. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy had rejected proposals for a levy on streaming platforms operating in the U.K., despite recent recommendations from a parliamentary committee suggesting such a measure could help support the country’s television drama sector. The response turned down proposals to rejoin Creative Europe as an associate member and declined to provide six-monthly assessments of EU policy developments, stating it would not be “appropriate or ultimately beneficial for the U.K.’s international relations.”
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