Public television in Europe

Inspired by the broadcast reform in France, the Spanish daily El País reflects on public television in the different countries of Europe. "In many countries viewers pay fees for owning a television. This model prevents people from assuming as they do in Spain that public television doesn't cost a thing. ... We shouldn't rule out the idea of television entirely financed by public funds. Yet it would have to provide programming that serves the general public and not the government, and it must not use the money and other advantages just to repeat the offer provided by private broadcasters. We should be putting our minds to work envisaging a useful and inexpensive television service."

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