Media Study - Medija centar Beograd

Germany
GDP ca 274 billion EUR71
Approx. 0.27% GDP to public broadcasting
License fee of approx 260 EUR/household/year (in average)72
(Out of which ORF finally receives 174)73
7.600 million EUR for ARD, ZDF, Deutschlandradio and ARTE on license fees74
German Länder have their own TV and radio stations
No direct support for print media
GDP ca 2.4 trillion euro75
Approx. 0.32% GDP to public broadcasting
Receiving license fee of approx 215 EUR/household/year76
The above percentages of GDP given to public media indicate that Serbia corresponds with the overall trends in the
three selected countries. However, it is evident that absolute figures might in some cases be below the operating
minimum of media. Please see an overview of the financing of public service broadcasting in a number of EU-
Member States in the annexes 77 . Though the figures are from 2006, and 2007, they still offer an indication of the
shares of income from license fees, commercials and other sources.
for support of the daily press. (http://www.photius.com/countries/austria/government/austria_government_newspapers_and_perio~186.html,
read on April 12, 2010)
71 International Monetary Fund, www.imf.org, retrieved April 22 nd , 2010
72 Licensing system in Austria is rather complex. The license consists of Radio and TV payment, ORF contribution, Country (region) contribution,
Contribution to cultural activities funding and taxes (see Annex). Responsible for license administration GIS - Gebühren Info Service GmbH, a
100% subsidiary of the Austrian Broadcasting Company (ORF), as well as an agency of the Ministry of Finance, charged with performing
functions concerning national interests. 66% of Transaction volume is allocated to the ORF for financing the organization and its programs, and
34% are allocated to the federal government and the local governments (taxes and funding of local cultural activities). 3.5 million Austrian
households are registered at GIS, percentage of license dodgers in Austria amounts to 2,5%. The annual television & radio license varies in price
depending on which state one lives in. See Annex 6.16.
73 Source: GIS, http://www.orf-gis.at/index.php?kategorie=gebuehren&thema=tabelle_tv, read on April 22 nd 2010
74 Source: www.ard.de, retrieved on April 22 nd , 2010
Since 1.1.2009 belongs 1,9275% of the basis fee and 1,8818 % of the TV fee to “Landesmedienanstalten” (Media Offices of the Laender).
93,0219 % goes to Laender ARD broadcasters and 6,9781 % to the Deutschland Radio. Out of the TV fee 60,5086 % goes to ARD programme and
39,4914 % to ZDF programme. Arte gets from ARD/ZDF yearly contribution of 163,71 Mio Euro.
75 International Monetary Fund, www.imf.org, retrieved April 22 nd , 2010
76 Source: http://web.ard.de, retrieved on April 22 nd , 2010
77 Annexes 5.12, 5.13 and 5.14
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