revenue. The amount is capped at two million baht (approximately $A61 million), but can be adjusted by the Minister of Finance every three years. Alternatively, national broadcasters can be funded with direct grants from government. This approach is used in Australia and Canada. A common feature of national broadcasting funding models is multi-year funding agreements. As articulated in the Council of Europe Guidelines on the guarantee of public service broadcasting: Payment of the contribution or licence fee s should be made in a way which guarantees the continuity of the activities of the public service broadcasting organisation and which allows it to engage in long-term planning. Benson and Powers express the benefits slightly differently, claiming that funding for multi- year periods lessens capacity for government to directly link funding to either approval or ‘the disapproval of programming.’ Figure 5: Length of funding cycles in years for public broadcasters Source: Toby Mendel, (UNESCO, 2nd revised edition, Public Service Broadcasting: A Comparative Survey 2011) Toby Mendel, (UNESCO, 2nd revised edition, 2011) 72. Public Service Broadcasting: A Comparative Legal Survey 82 Recommendation No. R (96) 10 Guidelines on the guarantee of public service broadcasting (Council of Europe) 1996. 83 Rodney Benson and Matthew Powers, Public Media and Political Independence: Lessons for the Future of Journalism 84 (Freepress, 2011) 12. from Around the World
revenue. The amount is capped at two million baht (approximately $A61 million), but can be adjusted by the Minister of Finance every three years. Alternatively, national broadcasters can be funded with direct grants from government. This approach is used in Australia and Canada. A common feature of national broadcasting funding models is multi-year funding agreements. As articulated in the Council of Europe Guidelines on the guarantee of public service broadcasting: Payment of the contribution or licence fee s should be made in a way which guarantees the continuity of the activities of the public service broadcasting organisation and which allows it to engage in long-term planning. Benson and Powers express the benefits slightly differently, claiming that funding for multi- year periods lessens ‘the capacity for government to directly link funding to either approval or disapproval of programming.’ Figure 5: Length of funding cycles in years for public broadcasters Source: Toby Mendel, Public Service Broadcasting: A Comparative Survey (UNESCO, 2nd revised edition, 2011) 82 Toby Mendel, Public Service Broadcasting: A Comparative Legal Survey (UNESCO, 2nd revised edition, 2011) 72. 83 Recommendation No. R (96) 10 Guidelines on the guarantee of public service broadcasting (Council of Europe) 1996. 84 Rodney Benson and Matthew Powers, Public Media and Political Independence: Lessons for the Future of Journalism from Around the World (Freepress, 2011) 12.
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