The Canal + group, which was heard on Thursday by the audiovisual regulator (Arcom) for the renewal of the license to broadcast on digital terrestrial television (TNT), has set several conditions to remain on the air, as in 2020. “Except for anti-piracy efforts, Canal is still waiting for the proof of love we called for in 2020.”exposed Grégoire Castain, Canal+’s deputy general manager, in front of eight members of Arcom’s college.
This adopted a resolution expressed two years earlier by group leader Maxime Saada before the same regulator. Regarding the question, according to Canal +, the risk of applying a 20% VAT rate against the current 10%. Tax department “It is explained to us that potentially (this one) could reach 20%, while the reduced VAT rate was a condition for Canal+’s financing of French cinema.”said Maxime Saada, the chairman of the executive board of the group, who has committed to invest more than 600 million euros in French and European cinema within three years.
Such taxation could have “a huge impact on the canal, but also on the whole ecosystem” cinematographic and audiovisual, Mr Casting added. As in 2020, Canal+ executives have indicated the French market “difficult”, “super competitive”, “heavily deficient” and on which DTT “doesn’t offer very promising prospects” between high broadcasting costs, technological limitations and the obligations associated with this frequency.
“More flexibility”
“We want to renew our TNT frequency, but therefore we have to set some conditions.”Mr. Saada said imploringly “Quick response capability in case of forced change of our model”.. Hence Canal+’s main request to be able to keep “The ability to withdraw from this TNT authorization upon reasonable notice”explained Letitia Menasse, the group’s general secretary.
The latter also called for changes to the group agreement that codifies its obligations and liabilities and which controls Arcom. were requested “more flexibility” in the review of the distribution of free-to-air broadcasts of the encrypted channel and the number of broadcasting sites in France. For the rest, the group formulated a wide variety of demands, including expanding the legislative framework to combat piracy of film and audiovisual sports content.
Source: Le Figaro
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