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Parliament set to launch own web TV channel

Despite centre-right resistance, the European Parliament on Tuesday (11 July) approved a €1 million pilot project for a fully-fledged own web-based TV channel.

A majority of MEPs in the budget committee approved the scheme which according to a parliament report "matches changing social patterns, with many Europeans, particularly the young, looking increasingly to the internet for news and information."

Parliament hopes to launch its webstreamed TV station in the second half of 20...

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