Radiotelevisión Portuguesa (RTP) y Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE): dos caminos paralelos, dos destinos diferentes

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In the first decade of the third millennium, the state public broadcasting in Spain and Portugal (RTP and CRTVE) undertook his last re-foundation. In 2004, it launched the current structure of the RTP, following a reorganization of the Portuguese public radio and television. Two years later, in 2006, RTVE would face a similar process whose main impact was the reduction of its workforce and the provision of new landmark legislation: the Law of the RTVE Corporation, 2006. From then until today, RTVE has designed its means of financing, has settled considerably the need for public radio and television in the government, and has been consolidating its program offerings. However, the economic crisis of the two countries has opened up new questions for the future of their public broadcasters. In this short passage since the refounding of RTVE and RTP, in the middle of the last decade they have come a long way in avoiding similar obstacles, but it seems that, finally, the destination may be different for the two of them. For now, the sword of privatization hangs over RTP. Meanwhile, RTVE has on its head the question of financing. Behind is left its past closely connected to the political realities of their countries, their contribution to democratic standards, the role of the audiovisual industry forefront of their field nations, and social service to people. Without forgetting, of course, that for both countries, public radio and television are its image abroad, something of great importance in this globalized world.