Regulation topic
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Topic
1 - The regulation of global practices of production, distribution and
circulation
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What Netflix, Comcast and others are
saying about the FCC’s plan to end net neutrality
The FCC simply
would require internet service providers to be transparent so that consumers
can buy the plan that’s best for them. And entrepreneurs and other small
businesses would have the technical information they need to innovate.”
Netflix Inc. NFLX, +0.99% tweeted
on Tuesday that it supports strong net-neutrality rules, and that it opposes
the commission’s proposal to roll back protections.
“Comcast does not
and will not block, throttle, or discriminate against lawful content,” wrote
Comcast Cable’s Chief Executive Dave Watson. “We will continue to make sure
that our policies are clear for consumers and we will not change our
commitment to these principles.”
In 2015, the launch of HBO Now opened the floodgates for all major
players in media and entertainment to launch their own stand-alone video
streaming service that is not linked to a cable subscription.
Netflix continues to amass global subscribers to consolidate
itself as a market share leader. Last week it announced that it garnered 7 million
net new members in the fourth quarter of 2016, beating its record for
quarterly growth and smashing expectations thanks to its international
expansion. Currently at 94 million subscribers, it is only a matter of months
before it reaches 100 million subscribers worldwide.
Months after its global rollout, Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) is facing
problems in several major Asian markets as it struggles to provide enough
strong content to attract consumers amid tough local competition, and also
faces many regulatory hurdles, underlining concerns about disappointing
subscriber numbers reported this week.
State telecoms company PT Telekomunikasi
Indonesia Tbk (Telkom) (TLKM.JK) will continue
blocking Netflix until it adheres to regulations, Arif Prabowo, vice
president for corporate communications at the carrier, told Reuters,
declining to give details.
“Korean Netflix’s library in terms of content
is pretty thin,” said Jung Dong-yoon
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Regulation topic
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Relevant information
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Topic
2 - The regulation of media and long form drama in the UK
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Video-on-demand services include
TV catch-up and online film services. The platform on which these on-demand
services are delivered does not matter, so services on connected TVs,
apps on mobile phones and programmes you view through set-top boxes may all
be regulated.
What rules do on demand programme
services have to follow?
Regulated on demand programme services must ensure that:
Protecting the under-18s:
Incitement to hatred:
Commercial references in
programmes
“Currently, European TV broadcasters invest
around 20% of their revenues in original content and on-demand providers less
than 1%,” said the European Commission. “The Commission wants TV broadcasters
to continue to dedicate at least half of viewing time to European works and
will oblige on-demand providers to ensure that at least 20% share of European content in their
catalogues.”
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3 - The impact of new media technologies on regulation
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When the new regulations come into effect in early 2018, online
services must provide a service to its customers regardless of
their current location, as long as they stay within the EU.
For example, this means that a person from the UK
(pre-Brexit) could buy a Netflix subscription in their resident country,
and then go abroad to Spain for holiday. Netflix would then have to
allow the customer to use their same subscription in Spain with access to the
same content that they get in the UK …
The new policy would allow customers
to keep using their subscription anywhere in the European Union. It
gives customers more flexible about when and where they can use music and
video subscription services.
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