public broadcaster

collocation in English

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public
adjective
uk
/ˈpʌb.lɪk/us
/ˈpʌb.lɪk/
relating to or involving people in general, rather than being limited to a particular group ...
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broadcaster
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbrɔːdˌkɑː.stər/us
/ˈbrɑːdˌkæs.tɚ/
someone whose job is to speak on radio or ...
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(Definition ofpublicandbroadcasterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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To safeguard editorial independence we also open the possibility in the draft that, under certain conditions, the test is done by apublicbroadcasteritself.
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If it is, then it adds to the responsibilities which apply only to thepublicbroadcaster.
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It is natural to question the necessity for apublicbroadcasterin that new expanding marketplace.
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It is also important that apublicbroadcasteris not simply a tiny part of the broadcasting market, as some would like it to be.
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My final point concerns responsibilities which only apublicbroadcastermay be expected to bear.
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We therefore need a strong, large and independentpublicbroadcasterthat must also be humble.
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First, the advantages it has gained over many years as a monopolypublicbroadcastersuggest the possible need for some limitation on the extent of commercial competition by it.
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Thepublicbroadcasterreferendum, 2005 was approved by a slight majority of voters, but the referendum saw a very low turnout.
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The non-profitpublicbroadcasterhas 354 member television stations which hold collective ownership.
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Voters were asked whether they approved of increasing political control of the country'spublicbroadcaster.
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As apublicbroadcaster, we felt that we had a duty to create dramas that promote a proper awareness of history.
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However, like its radio sisters, it was a full-fledged commercial station rather than apublicbroadcaster.
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Public broadcasters, funded by general revenues or taxes on televisions, may invest in relatively expensive information creation.
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Criticism towards thepublicbroadcasterintensified around 20032005, when it was accused of a wide range of shortcomings including self-censorship, lack of objectivity and selective news coverage.
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The difference in the interests of the marginal voter versus the marginal consumer gives rise to different content offered by public broadcasters versus commercial channels.
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In this way, the existence of public broadcasters makes commercial channels softer because the public broadcasters may already have hard news locations occupied.
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Netizens commented that the words are inappropriate for a nationalpublicbroadcasteras they reflect badly on the station and stir up xenophobia and tension in society.
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Critics and observers of the institution suggest that it leans towards the government's agenda and conclude that it unsuccessfully tries to reinvent itself as an independentpublicbroadcaster.
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Every country has apublicbroadcasterand about one-four dominating commercial broadcasters (excluding smaller countries where local commercial broadcasters haven't been profitable), which are listed in the table below.
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Relative to news content offered by public broadcasters, private broadcasters may offer news content aimed at younger audiences, such as human interest, entertainment, or sporting news.
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