Brussels, 16/10/2013 (Agence Europe) - On 16 October, the General Court of the EU rejected (ruling T-275/11) the action lodged by French private television channel TF1 to have annulled the Commission decision that the long-term funding mechanism of France Télévisions, notified by the French government in 2009, constitutes state aid compatible with the internal market.
This mechanism was put in place by the Fillon government as part of the reform of public broadcasting. It provided...