EU to help make online films, TV shows more available across borders

By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission wants to make it easier for broadcasters like the BBC and Germany's ZDF to make shows available online across the 28-nation EU under a planned copyright reform that is expected to meet fierce opposition from the media industry. Under the EU executive's plans outlined in a draft document seen by Reuters, broadcasters would be able to show content on their online platforms across the European Union after securing the rights in their home country, which the Commission hopes will allow them to distribute their own productions more widely. The reform would apply to broadcasters' catch-up TV services, which are only available for a limited time, and live streaming, but not their on-demand catalogues and online streaming platforms like Netflix, the document says.

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