{"id":112354,"date":"2026-08-06T13:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/112354\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T13:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:22:11","slug":"lex-netflix-generates-millions-more-in-investment-for-swiss-film-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/112354\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Lex Netflix&#8217; generates millions more in investment for Swiss film production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/29dfa1c300bf28bbda5ef607ef8e21583636812e-91854818.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"Netflix Act: support for Swiss cinema rises by 25 per cent\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                In total, 22 streaming and broadcast companies were subject to the Lex Netflix investment obligation in 2025.             <\/p>\n<p>            Keystone-SDA        <\/p>\n<p>        Investment in Swiss film production rose by 25% in 2025 thanks to the implementation of an obligation under the Film Act, dubbed Lex Netflix. Streaming platforms and television broadcasters allocated CHF19.9 million ($24.5 million) to domestic productions and support measures.\n<\/p>\n<p>        This content was published on    <\/p>\n<p>        August 6, 2026 &#8211; 14:03\n<\/p>\n<p>This increase forms part of the investment obligation that has been in force since January 1, 2024, the Federal Office of Culture (FOC) said on Thursday. The companies that come under this obligation must allocate at least 4% of their annual gross revenue generated in Switzerland to domestic film production.<\/p>\n<p>In total, 22 companies were subject to this obligation in 2025. They generated combined revenues of CHF817 million, up 9% year-on-year. This figure corresponds to an investment obligation of CHF32.7 million. The amount actually invested, however, totalled CHF19.9 million.<\/p>\n<p>\n    More<\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/f96ba32b0db65bf4f0c8a8c334117729-479312294_highres-data.jpg\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\" alt=\"Young woman checking Netflix programme on her with tablet computer\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        Swiss Politics\n        <\/p>\n<p>        Swiss voters decide to impose levy on streaming giants    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        May 15, 2022                    <\/p>\n<p>                Supporters of a mandatory investment by online entertainment platforms into the Swiss film industry are heading for victory in Sunday\u2019s referendum.            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/politics\/vote-about-swiss-levy-on-streaming-giants-too-close-to-call-poison\/47552222\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: Swiss voters decide to impose levy on streaming giants<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Under the Film Act, foreign streaming services such as Netflix, Disney and Amazon, as well as German or French television broadcasters with Swiss advertising slots, must use a portion of the revenue they have generated in Switzerland to support the local film industry. The companies invest directly; in other words, the funds do not pass through the federal film funding scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Translated from French\/reviewed by an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/department\/english-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">English Department<\/a>\u00a0journalist<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/about-us\/how-swissinfo-produces-news-in-english\/91695684\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">How we produce news in English<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        Articles in this story    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In total, 22 streaming and broadcast companies were subject to the Lex Netflix investment obligation in 2025. 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