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Streamers Urged to Pay U.K. Levy to Protect Embattled British TV Drama in Parliament Report: They Must ‘Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is’
Following months of hearing evidence from the industry, a committee is made a series of urgent recommendation to support U.K. film and TV
Following months of evidence provided to MPs by some of the biggest figures in the British creative industries, the wide-ranging report asserted that “tax breaks and a streamer levy should be on the table” as part of an “urgent package of support for U.K.’s crisis-hit high quality drama sector.” Also on the subject of TV, the report argued that that “dynamic between independent producers and streamers is not sustainable,” and that U.K. production companies were being “gutted by deals that deny them the ability to fully monetise their intellectual property.” It said the government should consider ways that U.K. could retain a greater share of IP rights when working with streaming platforms. While streamers like Netflix and Amazon have proved a valuable addition for the industry and economy, unless the Government urgently intervenes to rebalance the playing field, for every ‘Adolescence’ adding to the national conversation, there will be countless distinctly British stories that never make it to our screens.”
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