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Smaller member states spend much more per capita on producing broadcasting content than larger states (Photo: EUobserver)

EU parliament hosts battle on future of public broadcasting

While the pendulum in the financial world may have swung toward the importance of government and regulation, in the realm of European broadcasting and online content, a free-market versus public-service dust-up is just getting going in Brussels.

The players in the epic contest are, in one corner, public broadcasters such as the BBC or Germany's ZDF, and, in the other corner, commercial broadcasters tag-teaming with private print and online publishers.

The field of battle is a con...

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Smaller member states spend much more per capita on producing broadcasting content than larger states (Photo: EUobserver)

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