The Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) debate on the public service broadcasting in the digital era, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Brussels

digital single market (T)

meeting

BELET, Ivo (EPP, BE)

Committee on Culture and Education

KAMMEREVERT, Petra (S&D, DE)

KIRKHOPE, Timothy (ECR, UK)

PACK, Doris (EPP, DE)

Public service broadcasting in the digital era - the future of the dual system: extracts from the meeting

SOUNDBITE (Dutch), Ivo BELET (EPP, BE), rappoteur, On the question of an eu-audiovisuel control institution, independent journalism and long term financing.

SOUNDBITE (English), Timothy KIRKHOPE (ECR, UK), There is a suggestion here that audience fragmentation is in itself a holy negative thing i have to say that this one area I do not agree. I think actually that fragmentation can be one term the other term you should us is that it is a matter of choice, a wide choice for those who want to watch television. in the United Kingdom satellite television went off to a slow start but is now let to real innovation, technical innovation and programming innovation in sports coverage in news coverage and of cause in entertainment.

SOUNDBITE (German), Petra KAMMEREVERT (S&amp;D, DE), On the different situations of the member states and adapted solutions to the divers problems.

SOUNDBITE (German), Doris PACK (EPP, DE), On the right of public service broadcasters to be present on all relevant distribution platforms.