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The country's Screen Production and Development Association, SPADA, wants our government to impose a levy on international streaming services that's passed on to the sector in a move it says would be a game-changer. Some other countries are looking at bringing in regulation, be they levies or local quotas, so Aotearoa wouldn't be alone in asking streaming platforms to give a little. SPADA says the international streaming platforms are welcome here, especially when they film in New Zealand. But it argues there's still a place for a small levy to help an industry that's tight on cash to produce quality homegrown screen productions. SPADA Executive member Irene Gardiner joins Lynn to cover the options.
