Three Hundred Athletes Supported Czech Television and Radio

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More than three hundred Czech athletes have signed a letter calling on Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) and his government to support public service media. They called for the withdrawal of the Public Service Media Act and the preservation of independent financing for Czech Television (ČT) and Radio (ČRo).

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Comment: The strong public opposition lasted less than a week, and government politicians have already begun to admit adjustments or a completely different funding model than from the budget, which actually contradicts the proposal under discussion. But the government could have avoided all this.

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Czech athletes are calling on the government to preserve the independence of public media. Representatives of the initiative said in a press release that they have sent an open letter to the cabinet of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) with the signatures of more than 320 athletes. They are demanding the withdrawal of a bill that abolishes concession fees and transfers the financing of Czech Television and Czech Radio to the state budget. They a…