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# Germany Moves to Make Streamers Invest 8% of Revenue in Local Production
- URL: https://scrolletta.com/2026/09/24/germany-streamer-investment-obligation-bundestag/
- Published: 2026-09-24T07:07:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-05T08:50:52.000Z
- Description: Germany's investment obligation for streamers and broadcasters reaches parliament, with quotas for German-language and independent work.
- Author: Scrolletta
- Tags: Money, Bundestag, Wolfram Weimer, #pool-2026-10-02, #ai-generated

Germany's Bundestag holds the first reading of a government bill, Drucksache 21/7820, that would require streaming services and broadcasters with video-on-demand offerings to invest 8% of their annual net revenue in European and German production, and refers it to its culture and media committee. Within the obligation the bill sets minimum shares of 60% for European works, 80% for productions in German original language and 70% for independent producers; providers that invest 12% or more voluntarily are exempt from certain rules, and a shortfall draws a 75% levy. The cabinet approved the bill in May alongside a €250 million (roughly $290 million) "Filmbooster" for production.

**Primary**: [Deutscher Bundestag, debate report, 24 September 2026](https://www.bundestag.de/dokumente/textarchiv/2026/kw39-de-medien-invest-vg-1211278?ref=scrolletta.com), [Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, press release, 27 May 2026](https://kulturstaatsminister.de/presse/bundeskabinett-beschliesst-investitionsverpflichtung-fuer-mediendienste-staatsminister-weimer-filmbooster-startet-jetzt-mit-250-millionen-euro-durch?ref=scrolletta.com)