Selvitys "Suomen malli tilausohjelmapalveluiden investointivelvoitteeksi"

OKM030:00/2024 Development

A study on the economic impacts of different models for implementing the funding obligation for audiovisual production enabled by the AVMS Directive on Finnish media service providers has been completed. The report includes a proposal for a Finnish implementation model for the obligation.

Basic information Completed

Project number OKM030:00/2024

Case numbers VN/33859/2023

Set by Ministry of Education and Culture

Term/schedule 8.4.2024 – 28.6.2024

Date of appointment

Contact person
Laura Mäkelä, Kulttuuriasiainneuvos
tel. +358 295 330 224
[email protected]

Project status

Goals and results

The aim of the study was to assess the economic impacts of introducing an investment or payment obligation for on-demand programme services and different implementation options (a direct investment obligation, a fund model, and a hybrid model of investment obligation and fund) on the domestic audiovisual market and the sector's growth potential.
According to the report, the model known as the staggered hybrid model could work in Finland in a way that meets the objectives of the Directive with regard to strengthening domestic and European content and is proportionate and non-discriminatory, without harming the business activities of domestic commercial operators.
The proportionality and non-discrimination that the obligation requires can be taken into account by staggering the payments so that, where a sufficiently large sum of direct investments is realised, the payment obligation is completely nullified.

Starting points

The report was a follow-up to earlier studies commissioned by the Ministry of Education and Culture and the starting point of the study was that an effort would be made to impose in Finland the obligation enabled by the AVMS Directive in a manner that would cause as little harm as possible to the position of domestic commercial operators that already make major investments but which would encourage international operators to participate in the financing of productions in Finland.

Additional information

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