Do Netflix and Co. Need to Invest in Germany Soon?
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Minister of State of Culture Weimer today invites representatives of the major streaming services to the chancellor's office. It is also about a possible investment obligation to strengthen German productions. By Bo Hyun Kim.
Once again the last knight of the cultural nation rides against dragons. This time against US streaming giants like Netflix, Amazon Prime or Disney plus.
German politics wants to help the German film and TV industry. Streaming providers such as Netflix should invest more in this country. That is why the responsible Minister of Culture, Wolfram Robert Wilhelm Weimer, has today invited representatives of the largest streaming providers in Berlin to the chancellor's office. A so-called "platform solo". In other countries like France and South Korea such legal obligations already exist. In France, Ne…
Streaming services like Disney+, Netflix, and Prime Video are increasingly outperforming linear television. This is also affecting German-language broadcasters. Sky Deutschland, for example, stopped producing German-language fictional originals some time ago due to cost reasons...Read more: Netflix and Co. will likely soon have to invest more in German-language productions. You can support us with every purchase you make through Amazon. Your pri…


The Minister of State for Culture has invited the leaders of large media groups to the Chancellery for Wednesday. There is a lot to talk about from his point of view.
Before the Streamer summit on Wednesday in the chancellor's office, Minister Wolfram Weimer talks about a "voluntary self-obligation" for more German productions. Compared to the dpa, he sets off his expectations: "Who makes successful business in Germany, benefits from the German market and tax-financed funding, should also invest more in German film productions." There are "great production locations", "talented screenwriters and actresses" as…
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