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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8217

24 May 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 40
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid
Financing approved for BBC's digital channels

Brussels, 23/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Commission decided that the financing, amounting to £90 million of nine new digital television and radio channels of the BBC through receipts of the British TV licence did not comprise any element of State aid. The European executive considers no real advantage was conferred on the BBC, as the compensation paid in favour of the digital channels "is not disproportionate to the net costs of these new channels, which are...

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