A little more is now known about the informal agreement reached on 26 April on changes to audiovisual rules (see EUROPE 12010). The co-legislators have endorsed the option of forcing on-demand video services and linear services to financially contribute to European creative production, but attenuation measures have been added to the recitals.
The new rules will apply in 2020 (18 months after they come into force) and are based on minimum harmonisation so that each member state will be...