Latest news and stories about media funding in Portugal for expats and residents.
The chair of the Opinion Council said RTP's funding is insufficient and that the ratio of four departures to one recruitment does not meet the needs of the public media group. Deolinda Machado was speaking at the parliamentary committee on Culture, Communication, Youth and Sport as part of a formal committee hearing...
The Minister for the Presidency referred to the possibility “of reassignment and reallocation of part of the audiovisual contribution (CAV) to independent funding” of journalistic self-regulation.
The Minister of the Presidency said today he is against increasing the Audiovisual Contribution that funds RTP, emphasising that the Portuguese already pay too much tax.
