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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Public Service Media in a Divided Country: Governance and Functioning of Public Broadcasters in Belgium

Authors : Karen Donders, Hilde Van den Bulck, Tim Raats

Published in: Public Service Broadcasting and Media Systems in Troubled European Democracies

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The chapter explores the governance and functioning of public broadcasters in Belgium. Belgium is a federal state and as part of the unique structures in place, extensive policy competences rest with the distinct language communities. Among others, cultural and media policies are the autonomous responsibility of the French-, Dutch- and German-speaking communities. Whereas public service broadcasting commenced under the auspices of the Belgian state, its regionalisation became a fact throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The aim of the chapter is to sketch the governance and functioning of public service broadcasting in a divided country where not only policies, but also markets and audiences are very much separate. It pays attention to the importance of public broadcasters as institutions contributing to the cultural awareness of the Flemish (Dutch-speaking) community in particular and, at the same time, the downsides of a separated public service broadcasting regime in an already divided country.

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Metadata
Title
Public Service Media in a Divided Country: Governance and Functioning of Public Broadcasters in Belgium
Authors
Karen Donders
Hilde Van den Bulck
Tim Raats
Copyright Year
2019
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Book
Public Service Broadcasting and Media Systems in Troubled European Democracies

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-02709-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-02710-0

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02710-0_5