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Recommendation 20
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Where an established media brand is providing programming, it is not right to make the...
Recommendation
Where an established media brand is providing programming, it is not right to make the default assumption that YouTube’s contribution to the viewer deciding to watch that programme, and therefore its share of the value chain, is the same as where content is user-generated. For news, this approach would, if allowed to continue, over time erode the ability of PSBs such as ITV and Channel 4 to actually produce quality, well-researched news coverage. The Digital Markets Unit should also consider whether the standard terms and conditions for revenue sharing which are used by some platforms offer a fair return for PSBs in exchange for their content.
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 17 June 2021. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗