22/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - On 18 December, the Commission welcomed the signing of the 12th treaty between the German "Länder" on radio broadcasting. This treaty provides, amongst other things, binding directives for digital broadcasting by the channels ARD and ZDF, which receive public funding. From 1 June 2009, a series of tests will be used ("Dreistufentest") to verify: 1) the democratic, social and cultural usefulness of any project forward; 2) its contribution to editorial competition...