In December, Russia's technology and communications regulator Roskomnadzor added Netflix to its list of 'audiovisual services' that would need to comply with a new requirement on March 1 to carry as many as 20 local news, sports and entertainment channels.
these include Channel One, NTV and Spas, a channel run by the Russian Orthodox Church. The law applies to any audiovisual service that reaches more than 100,000 subscribers.
"Given the current situation, we have no plans to add these channels to our service," a Netflix spokesperson told FOX Business. The Netflix logo is seen on the Netflix, Inc. building on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California on October 19, 2021. Netflix is the only international streaming service on Roskomnadzor's register. A representative for Roskomnadzor did not immediately return FOX Business' request for comment. in over 190 countries, including Russia. The company, which now boasts 222 million subscribers after welcoming 8.3 million new subscribers during the fourth quarter of 2021, does not disclose specific subscriber numbers by country. However, it added around 3.
Netflix's move comes after Ukraine's minister of digital transformation Mykhalio Fedorov sent letters asking the streaming giant and several tech giants to take action against the Russian Federation.
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