Netflix Loses First Round in Belgian Court Against EU Local Production Rules
Belgium's Constitutional Court has rejected Netflix's legal challenge against EU rules requiring streaming platforms to fund local productions in French-speaking Belgium, though further legal debate remains possible.
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Netflix Loses First Round in Battle Against EU Rules Requiring Streamers to Fund Local Productions
The Constitutional Court of Belgium has rejected a legal challenge by Netflix, which had appealed against the implementation of European Union rules that require streaming platforms to fund local productions in French-speaking Belgium. The potentially landmark case centers on a 2023 law decree issued by the small Wallonia-Brussels Federation, which is one of the three […]
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Belgium’s Constitutional Court has rejected a Netflix appeal opposing local production investment obligations in the country’s French-Speaking Wallonia-Brussels region. Netflix filed the appeal last summer in response to a 2024 decision by the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (FWB) to oblige streamers operating in the region to invest up to 9.5% of their turnover in the territory in […]
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