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The U-turn comes as Canada and the United States are in discussions on whether to renew the free trade agreement between the two countries and Mexico.
President Donald Trump’s top trade official criticized a German draft law that would force American streaming services to invest in the country’s film sector, calling the measures discriminatory and a violation of the European Union’s trade deal with the US.
The Trump administration is sharpening its criticism of Canada’s new content spending rules for streaming companies after Hollywood studios and US industry groups pushed Washington to treat the move as a trade issue ahead of USMCA talks.
A flurry of new tariff announcements on pharma, trucks and movies have left British officials scrambling to keep up.
Film tariffs are set to form part of trade negotiations between the UK and US after Donald Trump threatened to apply a 100% charge against movies made in foreign countries.
The new legislation requires that streaming services like Netflix, Spotify and Disney+ invest in, and show, more Canadian content.
Change brings Canada into compliance with commitment made under North American free trade deal.
Draft law, regulator pose risks to Discovery’s unit in Poland but Polish watchdog says treaty exempts broadcast investments.
An investment deal between China and the European Union restricts Europeans from investing in Chinese media and entertainment companies but does not block Chinese firms from investing in European ones.
The European Union mulls protecting handicrafts in the same way as gourmet food amid a push from Latin American countries.
