Sarkozy to bypass parliament and pass TV bill

Article discusses a controversial legislative proposal in France to reform France Télévisions, the main public broadcaster in the country.

The governing UMP party said on the 10 December 2008 that the proposed law, which would include the scrapping of advertising during prime-time broadcasts of France Télévisions, would be passed by decree after the socialist opposition tried to thwart its passage through the national assembly.

France24, 16.12.08: Public television networks vote to scrap advertising http://www.france24.com/en/20081216-public-television-networks-vote-scrap-advertising-france-opposition

ESO: Background information: State aid: Commission approves EUR 150 million capital injection for France Télévisions http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-state-aid-commission-approves-eur-150-million-capital-injection-for-france-televisions/

ESO: Background information: Sarkozy’s vision of a ‘BBC’ for France http://www.europeansources.info/record/sarkozys-vision-of-a-bbc-for-france/

Euro/Topics, August 2008: French media have run out of steam http://archiv.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/magazin/politik-verteilerseite/frankreich-2008-07/artikel_scalbert/

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