Happy Friday readers, Tom here steering the International Insider ship, read on for the week’s top headlines.Cracking down: The UK government unveiled a landmark White Paper this week that addressed everything from regulation of the global streamers operating in the country to the future of Channel 4.
The SVoD services will be hit with fines of up to 5% of their local revenues if they are found to be guilty of showcasing harmful content, according to the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
The rules still need to get the okay from Parliament and will likely come into force in 2024, meaning Netflix and co still have a few years to push the government’s buttons without fear of reprimand – should they wish.
Max had the lowdown, along with analysis of several other elements of the government’s vision.Channel 4 on the block: The government’s controversial — and often confusing — plan to sell the public service broadcaster to a private buyer moved a step closer to reality this week.
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