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Interstate Broadcasting Agreement
The ( en, Interstate Broadcasting Agreement), abbreviated as , is the nationwide law for radio station and television licensing in the Federal Republic of Germany. Based on the (sovereignty of the German states in terms of cultural aspects) it is not a federal law but instead it is a treaty passed by all ( states of Germany). The full title of the law is ( en, State Treaty on Broadcasting Services and Telecommunication Media) but on most occasions it is called ''Rundfunkstaatsvertrag''. The first version was enacted on 1 December 1987 (signed on 3 April 1987) and the fifteenth revision of 30 October 2010 is due to come into effect on 1 January 2013. The German Interstate Broadcasting Agreement is the basis for a series of other laws, most notably the ( – en, Interstate Agreement on Broadcasting Licence Fees) and the ( – en, Interstate Agreement on the Financing of Broadcasting). Some aspects were refined by the federal ( – en, Telecommunication Media Act) that is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F074847-0022, Bonn, Bundesrat, Medienstaatsvertrag
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Television Licensing
A television licence or broadcast receiving licence is a payment required in many countries for the reception of television broadcasts, or the possession of a television set where some broadcasts are funded in full or in part by the licence fee paid. The fee is sometimes also required to own a radio or receive radio broadcasts. A TV licence is therefore effectively a hypothecated tax for the purpose of funding public broadcasting, thus allowing public broadcasters to transmit television programmes without, or with only supplemental funding from radio and television advertisements. However, in some cases, the balance between public funding and advertisements is the opposite – the Polish broadcaster TVP receives more funds from advertisements than from its TV tax. History The early days of broadcasting presented broadcasters with the problem of how to raise funding for their services. Some countries adopted the advertising model, but many others adopted a compulsory public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
