The Government is considering an overhaul of rules for Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, a week after targeting social media companies with strict new penalties.
According to the Daily Telegraph the Department for Culture, Media and Sport is looking at whether rules for on-demand video streaming sites should be brought in line with those which apply to traditional broadcasters as part of its digital charter.
Separately, the influential DCMS select committee, the parliamentary body headed up by Damian Collins MP, may also “do something” in this area this year, sources familiar with the matter said.
Internet companies have been subject to significant scrutiny in the UK, with regulation recently.