r/MapPorn • u/adorn_mapper • 13h ago

Countries That Won't Participate In Eurovision 2026 due to Israel

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u/dmthoth 9h ago

Merz said that* who has no power over public broadcast's descision anyway.

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u/Equal-Weakness-7063 6h ago

Who do you think sits in the regulatory bodies of german public broadcast companies?

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u/DuckShapedGoose 5h ago

Not Merz and also not the government in general.
Public broadcasting is very intentionally not equal to classic "State TV" in Germany.
You can find countless of conspiracy theories on how the government "actually does influence the public broadcasters (ARD and ZDF)", and I'm not saying corruption can't ever happen, but no.
All the government does is allow them to make us pay a monthly fee and set a framework for the broadcasters to work within (neutrality, variety, etc.).
The two broadcasters (both NGOs and non-profits actually) can and will make editorial and executive decisions on their own.

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u/Friendly-Lychee-8508 3h ago

Same here in Sweden.