The Turkish competitors regulator mentioned on Sunday it launched a probe into prime streaming service and video suppliers within the nation, together with Netflix, Amazon and Disney+.
The Competition Board (RK) opened an investigation into Netflix, Disney+, Exxen, BluTV, Amazon and Gain, which provide subscription-based on-demand video providers for content material akin to motion pictures and collection.
In a press release revealed on the board’s web site, it was reported {that a} preliminary inquiry into the enterprises in query had been concluded.
It mentioned {that a} preliminary investigation was carried out into the declare that these service suppliers violated the “Law on the Protection of Competition,” and that the board discovered the findings made with the data and paperwork obtained to be “serious and sufficient.”
Naming the financial integrities of the aforementioned platforms, each worldwide giants, akin to Amazon and Netflix, and home ones akin to Exxen, it was determined to launch an investigation.
Providing the data on the probe, the RK mentioned it might examine whether or not Netflix violated the legislation inside its dominant market place.
“Within the scope of the investigation opened, it will be investigated whether Netflix violated the law within the scope of abuse of dominant position by: imposing exclusivity conditions on producers/distributors/copyright owners and talent members within the scope of its content licensing agreements, discriminating against talent members such as producers operating in Türkiye and/or actors appearing in original content, through behaviors such as favoring its own original productions over those of independent producers on the platform,” it mentioned.
In addition, the investigation will look into whether or not Netflix, Disney+, Exxen, BluTV, Amazon and Gain have violated the legislation by means of unique agreements with content material suppliers akin to producers and distributors or expertise workers akin to actors, administrators and screenwriters, and different anti-competitive agreements and practices.
The regulator reiterated that within the meantime, the investigation selections taken by the board don’t imply that the undertakings or associations of undertakings investigated have violated the legislation and are/or might be topic to sanctions.
Source: www.dailysabah.com