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\nNetflix France\u2019s VP of content Pauline Dauvin has warned that France\u2019s newly expanded investment obligations for streamers risk turning cultural diversity into a \u201cchecklist,\u201d arguing that rules designed to broaden creative output could threaten editorial freedom and weaken the country\u2019s production ecosystem.<\/p>\n

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\n\tIn an op-ed published in Le Monde and titled \u201cMore Obligations, Less Diversity: Why We\u2019re Challenging France\u2019s New Rules,\u201d Dauvin says the streamer is appealing new \u201cdiversity\u201d obligations introduced at the start of the year because they impose a rigid editorial blueprint on subscription streaming services. <\/p>\n

\n\tSince 2021, France has imposed some of Europe\u2019s most ambitious investment obligations on global streaming platforms under its implementation of the European Audiovisual Media Services Directive. Under France\u2019s current framework, subscription-based services such as Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+ are required to invest 20% of their local revenue in French and European films and series. The new expanded rules now demand that streamers double their investment in three genres: animation, documentaries and live performance.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Netflix France chief says the new diversity sub-quota could set a precedent for more prescriptive regulations targeting streamers, pushing the system away from audience demand and creative judgment and toward \u201cregulatory micromanagement.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThese rules go too far\u2026. When regulation takes precedence over editorial freedom, diversity becomes an exercise in compliance, to the detriment of audience expectations,\u201d she argues. <\/p>\n

\n\tDauvin points to Netflix\u2019s track record in documentaries and animation, citing docu projects that have sparked debate, as well as animated titles such as Alain Chabat\u2019s \u201cAsterix & Obelix: The Big Fight,\u201d \u201cArcane\u201d and \u201cBlue Eye Samurai.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tIf sub-quotas are enforced, the creative freedom behind those projects is now \u201cat risk,\u201d she says. \u201cIt abruptly doubles our compulsory investment in these genres, applies only to streaming services and locks in a rigid editorial blueprint that ignores what audiences actually watch,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe letter comes as Netflix is stepping up its pushback against France\u2019s streamer regulations on multiple fronts. As reported last week by Variety<\/em>, the U.S. streaming giant is calling for a cap on the mandatory investments it is required to make in French content, warning that the current system is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain as platforms take on a growing share of the country\u2019s production financing.<\/p>\n

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\n\tNetflix now invests more than \u20ac250 million ($286 million) every year in French series, films and documentaries, making it \u201cone of the leading private partners\u201d in the country\u2019s creative output, Dauvin said. Since launching in France in 2014, the company has produced more than 160 local films and series, including \u201cLupin,\u201d \u201cUnder Paris,\u201d \u201cClass Act\u201d and \u201cAd Vitam,\u201d and contributed more than \u20ac2 billion ($2.2 billion) to the French creative economy, supporting tens of thousands of jobs.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe legal challenge follows an unsuccessful informal appeal and has been filed before France\u2019s Council of State by Netflix alongside other streaming services. Dauvin stresses that the appeal is not about escaping Netflix\u2019s responsibilities or dismantling France\u2019s cultural exception, but about defending \u201cfair, proportionate and non-discriminatory\u201d rules.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe French appeal also lands against a broader European backdrop of mounting legal and political battles over how far streamers should be required to finance local production. <\/p>\n

\n\tEarlier this year, Netflix lost the first round of a challenge in Belgium against rules requiring streaming platforms to invest in French-language local content in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. The case, which has been closely watched across Europe, underscored the growing tension between global platforms and national or regional authorities seeking to secure more funding for local production.<\/p>\n

\n\tNetflix has argued that without adjustments, American platforms could end up shouldering an outsized share of the financing of French creation by the end of the decade, even as they continue to seek a shorter window for access to theatrically released films.<\/p>\n

\n\tDauvin warns that piling obligations onto streamers could be detrimental to the French film and television landscape. \u201cIn a market where inflation and production costs are already rising, that is a recipe for a fragile ecosystem: fewer bold bets, more box-ticking to satisfy rules, and growing dependence on a handful of services to carry an unsustainable share of the load,\u201d she writes.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the backdrop of these discussions, Netflix also been pushing\u00a0to gain earlier access to newly released movies. Under France\u2019s current windowing rules, Netflix has a 15-month window and has been pushing to have it reduced to 12 months. Those strict windowing regulations are the reason why Netflix is not allowed to present movies in competition at Cannes, since the festival requires a theatrical release for every Palme d\u2019Or contender.<\/p>\n

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