Five years ago, a number of contributors to OpenDemocracy – largely drawn from the UK – discussed the merits of public service broadcasting (PSB), compared explicitly against the market and implicitly against some ideal broadcasting service which delivers just the right amount of merit goods. The key questions were normative – ought PSB exist, and [...]
This article detailing election coverage in the Catalonian elections is interesting for two reasons. First, it’s another reminder to Britons that the debates about the distribution of party political broadcasts is astonishingly conflict-free – or at least appears that way. Second, it’s the first time I’ve seen reference to the (national) RTVE board of administration, [...]