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Netflix, Amazon face EU quota on European works

Published Fri, May 20, 2016 · 09:50 PM

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ONLINE video streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime will be required to devote at least a fifth of their catalogues to European content under proposals set to be announced next week.

The European Commission is planning an overhaul of the European Union's (EU) broadcasting rules to bring in EU-wide minimum quotas in a bid to boost the circulation and funding of European films and television shows.

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