Netflix Warns Media Bill Could Have ‘Chilling Effect’

Netflix Warns Media Bill Could Have ‘Chilling Effect’
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Netflix has warned that a bill to reform regulation of public service broadcasters could “prove unworkable” and have a “chilling effect” on what the streamer offers in Britain.

Benjamin King, Netflix’s director of public policy in the UK and Ireland, spoke at a Westminster Media Forum event, where he addressed the issues arising from the provision of the Media Bill.

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