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July 26, 2010
Conference in Sintra on 27th-29th October. Please print, complete and return the REGISTRATION FORM [+]
Jun 30, 2010
Conference Programme has been updated and more details are available for further reading on: CONFERENCE PROGRAMME [+]
May 02, 2010
PBI 2010 - Sintra. See promotional video.[+]
Mar 30, 2010
The PBI Steering Committee meeting was held in Lisbon on 26th March, at the head office of RTP. [+]
January 8, 2010
Opening Speech by Shigeo Fukuchi, NHK President, at the PBI 2009 Conference held in Kyoto. [+]
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ABOUT RTP

RTP – Rádio e Televisão de Portugal,S.A. is a corporation under commercial law, broadcasting Radio & TV channels of public service under concession contract, since its foundation. It is the Portuguese public service broadcaster for Radio and Television. Our institution has the heritage of more than 70 years of public service, with radio broadcasting starting on the 1930´s and the first television broadcast in 1957. Currently, RTP produces and broadcasts 9 different television channels, apart from 8 radio channels, serving a wide array of audiences both in Portugal and abroad.
RTP is 100% owned by the Portuguese State, mainly supported by Public Funds and License Fees, plus commercial income, essentially from advertising and sponsorship.

RTP

2 free to air channels: RTP1 – the Generalist public service Channel, featuring quality entertainment, news and sports;

RTP2 – Knowledge and Culture channel, produced in partnership with a wide group of institutions, representing civil society at large.

2 thematic cable channels: RTPN – 24 hours News, with strong regional focus;

RTP Memória – Entertainment channel based on the contents RTP archives

2 regional channels: RTP Madeira – produced and broadcasted in the Madeira island; RTP Açores - produced and broadcasted in the Azores archipelago

2 international channels: RTP International – Portuguese programming broadcast globally to 200 million Portuguese speakers worldwide; RTP África – an ethnic channel dedicated to the Portuguese Speaking African countries.

1 channel in Mobile digital platforms: RTP Mobile - distributed in partnership with major mobile network operators of telecommunications.

RTP´s channels have significant weight in Portugal with RTP1 and RTP2 reaching a combined share of 30% of TV audience. This gives RTP an important reference role in setting the standards for quality and innovation in Portuguese television.

RTP also has a strong international presence with offices in 12 countries. Our international channels cover five continents, with tailored broadcasts for each continent, and are distributed via cable and Direct to Home Satellite to more than 20 million households.

Within the Radio universe, RTP - Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, S.A. operates through their subsidiary RDP Radiodifusão Portuguesa. For this purpose, there are 8 radio channels, such as “Antena 1” (Information and Generalist music), “Antena 2” (Classic music) and “Antena 3” (Young public). It has also three other channels operating in the island of Madeira and in the Azores archipelago (RTP Madeira and RTP Açores), as well as two radio channels covering the Portuguese speaking communities worldwide (RDP Africa and RDP Internacional) .

For more info please visit: http://www.rtp.pt/homepage/



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