Netflix proving it accepts regulation

Maybe Netflix just thinks the coffee is good in Paris, or maybe it is surrendering to determined regulation, and being nice about it.

Can we regulate the streaming companies? If we try will they comply?

After all, we are not such a small market – simple arithmetic says that Netflix makes AU$500m from Australia alone every year. 

Netflix has been mulling over the approaching European regulations which demand that each streaming company working in the EU should carry at least 30% of its content from the region. 

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.