At the level of , the measure distorts competition in that the share of the transmission costs covered by the subsidy is not the same for all CSBs.

Where it is alleged by a (the ‘aggrieved broadcaster’) that any activity or conduct prohibited by section 4 or 5 is being, has been or is about to be carried on by one or more other broadcasters (the ‘other broadcaster’), the aggrieved broadcaster shall be entitled to apply to the High Court for the following remedies against the other broadcaster:

Where it is alleged by a broadcaster (the ‘aggrieved broadcaster’) that any activity or conduct prohibited by section 4 or 5 is being, has been or is about to be carried on by one or more other broadcasters (the ‘other ’), the aggrieved broadcaster shall be entitled to apply to the High Court for the following remedies against the other broadcaster:

In the context of television , the notion of simultaneous viewing should also cover quasi-simultaneous viewing because of the variations in the short time lag which occurs between the transmission and the reception of the broadcast due to technical reasons inherent in the transmission process.

As regards establishing what should be recovered from , the Commission acknowledges that accurately calculating the amount of State resources that has actually benefited the recipients is fairly complex.

As regards the argument concerning the other areas of North Rhine-Westphalia where DVB-T is being launched without the participation of commercial , the Commission considers that these areas are not comparable to the urban areas targeted by the present measure in terms of population density and attractiveness for commercial broadcasters.

According to the communication on , the Commission should ensure that the state funding is proportionate to the net costs of providing the public service but also that no market distortions occur with respect to the commercial activities which derive from the public service activities and for which no correct cost allocation is possible on the revenue side that are not necessary for the fulfilment of the public service mission.

However, in line with paragraph 57 of the communication on , the Commission has to analyse whether all measures are proportionate to the net public service costs.

In line with the Communication on , the Commission has to verify whether the public service remit has been entrusted to RTP by means of an official act [85].

Moreover, although the CoBo Fund is owned and managed by a foundation (the board of which is governed by the public service ), the transfers from the CoBo Fund are only made available to the public service broadcasters under conditions which are determined by the State.

In the case of terrestrial , the Länder of Berlin and Brandenburg were the first region in Germany to make joint preparations for the switch-over from analogue to digital terrestrial television (‘switch-over’).

Television undertakings of or recognised by the Flemish Community may not exercise the exclusive rights thus gained such that a large part of the public of another Member State of the European Community cannot without payment watch the events designated by that Member State wholly or partially live or, where necessary or appropriate for objective reasons of general interest, wholly or partially deferred, as determined by that Member State.

This explicitly includes: press agencies; publishing companies; printing companies; distribution undertakings of daily press, periodicals, and books — published on paper, or on electronic or informatic support — radio and television ; undertakings which are mainly or exclusively selling publishing products and the undertakings which publish Italian newspapers abroad.

Ensure stable and sustainable funding of the Public Service RTK, the Independent Media Commission and the media fund.

Finally, the ACT considers that the aid is in fact financed by the new taxes introduced by the reform and that the tax on advertising revenues of introduces a model of public service financing by competitors in France which has been abandoned elsewhere.

The agreement entered into force on 28 February 2003 (start of the second phase of the switch-over) and will run for ten years. Moreover, T-Systems and all of the ARD group have concluded a ‘Framework Agreement for the provision of DVB-T in Germany’ which charges T-Systems with the technical operation of the DVB-T networks.

In the case of the of the programme channels Viva, Eurosport, CNN and Terra Nova (as of 1 July 2007, Tele5) which did not participate in the analogue terrestrial transmission, the envisaged financial support is the same: it decreases gradually by 5 % from 40 % of the DVB-T transmission fees in the first year to 20 % of the transmission fees in the fifth year, in line with Article 5(2) of the directive on financial support.

The institutions of the public audiovisual communication sector, with respect to the performance of their missions, shall contribute to the external audiovisual action, the influence of the French-speaking world and the of the French language and culture throughout the world.

This calculation model considers a number of factors in calculating the potential revenue which can be earned from the sports transmission rights: expected growth of expenditure in the whole television market and the expectations regarding potential advertising revenue following meetings with advertisers; impact of the of the sports event on the market share of the commercial broadcaster (strategic positioning considerations); number of Dutch clubs (for international events such as the Champions League).

The previous Chapter on the application of State aid rules to public service of the State Aid Guidelines [2] has first set out the framework governing State funding of public service broadcasting.