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Public service broadcasting in Europe

Why your nation has a publicly-funded broadcaster, and what that means for you.

More than a TV channel

Every EU country has a Public Service Broadcaster (PSB): BBC (UK), ARD/ZDF (DE), France Télévisions (FR), RAI (IT), RTVE (ES), VRT/RTBF (BE), ERR (EE), and so on. Funded by licence fees or general taxation, their REMIT is set by law: inform, educate, entertain, and represent the country's diversity. For community media this matters because PSBs have FREE archives, open commissioning…

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