Does the new directive distinguish between rules for public and for commercial broadcasters?
No. The EC Treaty and all EU media rules – including the present directive and the proposed new one – leave it to the member states to define the remit of public service broadcasters and to choose the model of financing the activities of public service broadcasters that fall within this remit. It would thus be for the member states to decide whether to allow their public service broadcasters to make use of the enhanced flexibility the new directive would provide regarding advertising.
