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Italy screens own films to protect film industry

Italy aims to delay release of Italian films on Netflix to protect its cinema industry. [Photo: AFP]

Italy is to introduce an obligatory delay between Italian films screening in cinemas and being shown on streaming services like Netflix, in a bid to protect its domestic film industry. 

The law comes after the thorny issue reared its head at this year's Venice Film Festival, where several films came from US streaming giants Netflix or Amazon, including the festival's Golden Lion winner "Roma".

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