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Netflix urges EU to cap French content fees, shorten window.

7/1/2026

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Netflix is lobbying the EU to cap the 20% mandatory French-European content investment.
Netflix warns that without a cap, U.S. platforms could fund half of French creation by 2030, up from a quarter in 2024.
Netflix asked the Council of State to cut its 15-month theatrical window to 12 months, while Canal+ has six months and Disney+ nine months.

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Netflix is lobbying the EU to cap the 20% mandatory French-European content investment.
Netflix warns that without a cap, U.S. platforms could fund half of French creation by 2030, up from a quarter in 2024.
Netflix asked the Council of State to cut its 15-month theatrical window to 12 months, while Canal+ has six months and Disney+ nine months.