Streamlined Guides: Streaming Levies & Investment Obligations Part One

This edition of the Streamlined Guides is an overview of the current status of levies and content investment obligations for streamers around the world. Which countries have implemented them and why? Which countries are still considering them, or have decided against them, and why? And what can the rest of the world learn from European and other digital & media regulations regarding the streaming industry?
 
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INTRODUCTION:

Streaming levies are a kind of tax imposed by national governments on the revenues of streaming services, including global streamers such as Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video, with the aim of funding local content production. The levy is usually calculated as a percentage of an individual streamer’s revenue within each country, which is then paid into a national film or content fund.