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Local broadcasters, particularly in places such as Italy, have found that the prices have gone up because there has been a forced increase
in spend and others have suffered as a consequence," he said at the time.Tax threat looms largely on streaming companiesInterest in the UK
putting a levy on streaming services follows other countries recently pushing similar fees onto streaming providers.Music streaming
providers, like Spotify, for example, pay a 1.2 percent tax on streaming revenue made in France
Spotify blamed the tax for a 1.2 percent price hike in the country issued in May
head of policy of the Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation think tank,
has estimated that a 5 percent streaming tax would result in the average Canadian family paying an extra CA$40 annually.A streaming provider
choices.""As a result, you may end up paying more for your favourite streaming services and have less control over what you can watch or
implications on the global economy have also resulted in streaming companies moving slower than expected regarding new entrants,
technologies, mergers and acquisitions, and even business failures, Alan Wolk, co-founder and lead analyst at TVRev, pointed out today
