MPA Statement on Introduction of Protecting American Streaming and Innovation Act
WASHINGTON – Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) today introduced the Protecting American Streaming and Innovation Act, which directs the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to launch a Section 301 investigation into Canada’s Online Streaming Act. The following is a statement from Motion Picture Association (MPA) Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin:
“Fair market access is essential to maintaining a strong film and television industry. Canada and its audiences are important to our member studios and the broader industry. However, Canada’s Online Streaming Act disadvantages American companies and undermines competitiveness by requiring streaming companies to subsidize and promote Canadian content over their own productions through discriminatory obligations that Canadian broadcasters do not face. We applaud Rep. Smucker’s commitment to addressing this unfair trade practice that’s impacting film and television production in America.”
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About The Motion Picture Association
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) serves as the leading voice and advocate of the motion picture, home video, and television industries. It works in every corner of the globe to advance the creative industry, protect its members’ content across all screens, defend the creative and artistic freedoms of storytellers, and support innovative distribution models that bring an expansion of viewing choices to audiences around the world. Its member studios are: Netflix, Paramount Pictures, Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, The Walt Disney Studios, and Warner Bros. Discovery. Charles Rivkin is Chairman and CEO.
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