Brussels, 22/07/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 20 July, the European Commission approved the new tax-based funding system for the Spanish public broadcaster, RTVE, on which it had opened a formal investigation under EU state aid rules in December 2009. Spain abolished advertising and other commercial activities of RTVE and replaced this source of income by new taxes on TV and telecommunications operators.
The new Spanish law (Law 8/2009) of 1 September 2009 provides for advertising,...