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Carrot and stick: Amazon’s lightning strike against the streaming levy

Days before Patrick O’Donovan blocked the idea of a media fund supported by levies on video revenue, the online giant’s lobbyists impressed on him the risks of losing local productions if it went ahead.

Thomas Hubert

8th May, 2025 - 5 min read

“We just thought it was a really good opportunity for us to get into that really big growing market”

Irish video aggregator VideoElephant is launching a new 24-hour news and entertainment service VideoElephant TV. Its founder and CEO Stephen O'Shaughnessy explains the strategy behind the move.

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Carrot and stick: Amazon’s lightning strike against the streaming levy

Thomas Hubert

8th May, 2025 - 5 min read

“We just thought it was a really good opportunity for us to get into that really big growing market”

Cait Caden

1st Oct, 2020 - 3 min read

Carrot and stick: Amazon’s lightning strike against the streaming levy

Thomas Hubert

8th May, 2025 - 5 min read

“We just thought it was a really good opportunity for us to get into that really big growing market”

Cait Caden

1st Oct, 2020 - 3 min read

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