The President of RTP's Board of Directors told the Parliamentary Committee on Culture, Communication, Youth and Sport that the public broadcaster had been pressured to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest because of Israel's participation.
RTP faced 'huge pressure' to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest, admits Nicolau Santos
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Context & Explainers
RTP (Rádio e Televisão de Portugal) is Portugal's state-owned public service broadcaster, operating since 1935 (radio) and 1957 (television). It runs 8 television channels (including RTP1, RTP2, RTP3) and 7 radio stations (Antena 1, 2, 3), plus international services reaching Portuguese diaspora worldwide. Funded by a broadcasting tax on electricity bills and advertising revenue, RTP serves as Portugal's cultural reference, providing quality news, education, and entertainment. Its archive represents "irreplaceable heritage in Portuguese collective memory", and it pioneered online streaming with RTP Play in 2011. RTP connects "Portugal and the Portuguese to themselves, to each other, and to the world"
