France went ahead with the creation of a tax that angered the US, but to which Italy, Austria, Poland and the Republic will surely join in the short term. In Latin America, regulators plan to tax OTTs, but there are no uniform criteria and so far taxes fall on the final consumer.

In 2020 the European market will launch the obligation that the OTT of audiovisual content (Netflix, HBO, Amazon, etc.) dedicate 30% of their catalogs to local productions. The standard was approved by the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission. The strategy aims to boost the expansion of the local industry, although Netflix in Spain already has 15 series under development (in April it opened a content production center in Madrid and the first in Europe), while Amazon announced two series and HBO has three fiction novels underway.

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Taxation of new platforms of the digital economy

France went ahead with the creation of a tax that angered the US, but to which Italy, Austria, Poland and the Republic will surely join in the short term. In Latin America, regulators plan to tax OTTs, but there are no uniform criteria and so far taxes fall on the final consumer.

MORE ANALYSIS

Trump speeds up move to integrate AI into national security

With two decisions taken in recent days, Washington is pushing for greater state involvement as part of the integration of privately developed AI systems into the US military and security apparatus.

Challenges posed by audiovisual piracy and how to tackle them

The illegal market already generates US$12 billion annually, reaches one in every three connected households, eliminates 75,000 formal jobs, and undermines investment across the region’s economy.

Data center construction in region to grow 15% annually through 2031

The growth is being driven by the need to meet demand for cloud AI, as well as technologies such as IoT and big data.

Ground stations, HAPS and LEOs, a coexistence with strong potential

A report by HAPS Alliance outlines the benefits of converging technologies that can provide complementary connectivity. Certain technologies can help enable this complementarity. However, challenges remain to be addressed, ranging from spectrum overlap to regulatory and commercial issues.

Operators maintain profits with limited investment and cost controls

That is according to a report by analyst firm MTN Consulting, which estimated EBIT margins at 15.7% in the fourth quarter of 2025.

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