Theaters Interrupted Their Thank-You Speeches. They Supported Czech Television and Czech Radio.

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The pressure to clarify the steps of the Ministry of Culture led by Ota Klempíř (Motoristé sobě) and the government of Andrej Babiš (ANO) is increasing. On Friday evening, major Czech theaters interrupted their thank-you ceremonies. This supported the independence of Czech Television and Czech Radio. Actors and actresses read a joint statement to the audience.

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Actors were critical of the government's proposal to abolish public media fees after the end of Friday evening performances, for example at the National Theater or the Estates Theater.

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Czech actors supported the independence of public media directly from the theater stages. At the same time, hundreds of people in Prague protested against changes to their funding.

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Prague - Theatres affiliated with the Association of Professional Theatres and the Association of Independent Theatres today joined in supporting Czech Television and Czech Radio over the government's plan to abolish the television and radio fee and transfer funding for public media to the state. According to critics of the government, changing the way public media are funded could threaten their independence and freedom of speech. National Thea…