On 17 February 2021, amendments to Portugal's legislation on the provision of audiovisual media services entered into force. This includes two key changes:
- The exhibition levy, which is levied at a rate of 4% on the price paid for commercial audiovisual advertising in cinemas and television broadcasts, is extended to audiovisual advertising displayed via on-demand and video sharing platform services; and
- A new 1% annual levy is introduced for on-demand service operators on income derived fro…