Denmark’s new streaming levy could have “unintended consequences,” claims a European video-on-demand body. Earlier this month, Denmark’s political parties broadly agreed the basis of the ‘Cultural Contribution Act.’ This confirmed streaming such as Netflix and Viaplay would be subject to a basic levy rate of 2% of their Danish revenues, with a 3% surplus applying to those who do invest less than 5% of the local turnover on content.
That replaced an initial plan to charge a flat 6% rate. The cash raised will go towards financing new Danish films and TV shows through the Danish Film Institute and another public body.
The bill will be presented later this year, but the European VOD Coalition warned that its members are “concerned about the unintended consequences of the Danish government’s revised Cultural Contribution Act.” The Coalition represents the European interests of Disney, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Sky, Starz, Roku, Warner Bros Discovery and Viaplay among others. “A levy will make it harder for streaming companies to deliver a compelling and attractive offering to Danish viewers in an already highly competitive media market,” its statement added. “We need a fair and proportionate regulatory regime that supports investment, rewards the risk for ambitious productions and incentivises partnerships.” Denmark’s creative community are broadly in agreement the country’s needs a streaming levy to stay competitive and ensure the likes of Netflix, Prime Video and Viaplay continue to invest in local productions.
The streamers have been accepting of a tax while not supporting it, but the reality will only become known once the law is in place. “We believe that a streaming levy will harm Danish content creation, instead of
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