Traduction de «Télévision non commerciale » (Français → Anglais) :

In view of the scale of the reform, the innovations it introduces concerning the financing of the service mission of France Télévisions, its consequences on the trend in costs and revenues of France Télévisions and the uncertain economic environment of the markets affecting the commercial revenues of France Télévisions and its competitors, this commitment is of a nature to enable the Commission to verify the implementation of the reform and to monitor it very closely, as well as the implementation of the commitments assumed by the Fre ...[+++]nch Republic under this procedure.

secondly, the examination of the compatibility of the compensation with the internal market, contrary to that relating to the existence of an economic advantage for France Télévisions, is not based on the costs that a typical, well-run undertaking in the sector could incur to perform the service of general interest, but on those which France Télévisions will in fact incur, including therefore the reduction forecasted for the future; as shown above, the total amount of public resources to be paid to France Télévisions will be lower a priori than the costs incurred to provide the public service and will be fixed so as to avoid overcompensation, onc ...[+++]e the net commercial revenues have been deducted.

Métropole television (M6) and Télévision française 1 (TF1), French commercial channels which are competitors of France Télévisions, brought an action before the Court seeking annulment of the Commission’s decision.

They describe themselves this way: “A trusted community resource, PBS uses the power of non-commercial television, the Internet, and other media to enrich the lives of all Americans through quality programs and education services that inform, inspire, and delight”.

RTL will transfer its broadcasting activities in the Netherlands to HMG, in particular the two commercial tv channels RTL4 and RTL5, while a third commercial channel will be introduced through Veronica, which will leave the public broadcasting system in the Netherlands in order to participate in the joint venture, which intends to begin its broadcasting operations on 1 September 1995.

This in turn, by seriously damaging the television industry's general marketing base, would weaken its potential further development even in the large screen sector, and this at a crucial time, given the current advance towards High Definition television technology.