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Conclusion
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Domestic HETV needs to be supported through enhanced tax incentives just as independent film has been. To tackle the issues facing domestic production, any increase in HETV tax relief must not merely incentivise streamers to spend more but specifically benefit public service broadcasters and independent producers. This might be done …
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Domestic HETV needs to be supported through enhanced tax incentives just as independent film has been. To tackle the issues facing domestic production, any increase in HETV tax relief must not merely incentivise streamers to spend more but specifically benefit public service broadcasters and independent producers. This might be done by limiting the uplift to HETV productions at the lower end of the budget range; however, further work is needed to build the economic case for this intervention. (Conclusion, Paragraph 48)
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Government response AI summary
The government reiterates its commitment to competitive AVEC reliefs, including existing support for independent films and VFX, but does not specifically address the call for HETV tax relief designed to benefit public service broadcasters and independent producers with lower budget productions.
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Recommendation
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We recommend that all subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) platforms that operate in the UK pay a 5% levy on their UK subscriber revenue into a cultural fund administered by the BFI to support domestic HETV production. The industry should establish this fund on a voluntary basis; however, if it does not …
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We recommend that all subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) platforms that operate in the UK pay a 5% levy on their UK subscriber revenue into a cultural fund administered by the BFI to support domestic HETV production. The industry should establish this fund on a voluntary basis; however, if it does not do so within 12 months, or if there is not full compliance, the Government should introduce a statutory levy. (Recommendation, Paragraph 62)
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Government response AI summary
The government commits to supporting the domestic sector and culturally relevant UK content, and will build on the Media Act and Ofcom's review to support public service media, but provides no specific response to the recommendation for a 5% SVoD levy.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Conclusion
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The problem facing cinemas is not that too few films are being released; it is that there is not enough variety and quality in the films that are reaching cinemas to tempt cinemagoers through the doors. The solution is therefore not simply more films, but better films with improved marketing. …
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The problem facing cinemas is not that too few films are being released; it is that there is not enough variety and quality in the films that are reaching cinemas to tempt cinemagoers through the doors. The solution is therefore not simply more films, but better films with improved marketing. That should in part be addressed by Government through our recommendation for a distribution tax relief (paragraph 27), which will help to grow domestic demand for British films and enable cinemas to benefit from the Independent Film Tax Credit. (Conclusion, Paragraph 166)
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Government response AI summary
The government highlights its commitment to AVEC competitiveness for independent films and VFX, and general considerations for new tax reliefs, but does not directly address the recommendation for a distribution tax relief.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport