Aussie Streaming Quotas Could Divert $200 Million From Hollywood: Trump Official

Australia has been named as one of several governments that “undercut” the U.S. film industry, according to a social media post by a top U.S. trade official. On May 23, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer wrote about the Trump administration’s efforts to bring big budget Hollywood productions back onshore, appointing “special ambassadors to Hollywood” to try kickstart the initiative. The move comes after the administration approved a 100 percent tariff on movies made outside of the United States, but is yet to unveil how this tariff will be implemented. “Over 80 countries offer production tax incentives, resulting in many productions that could have been filmed in the United States locating elsewhere,” Greer wrote on X....