The Estonian government has endorsed a bill on the creation of an Estonian National Broadcasting Corporation, signifying a merger of Eesti Televisioon (ETV) and Eesti Raadio. The aim of the bill is to establish the foundation, aims and duties of the National Broacasting Corporation. When the bill enters into force, ETV and Eesti Raadio will wind up their operations and the National Broadcasting Corporation will continue as their legal successor. Joint activity will make it possible to more flexibly use the financial resources necessary for the operation of ETV and Eesti Raadio, to better use opportunities of the new media and find the synergy opening in the merger of the two organizations and later joint development, according to the authors of the bill.
(Source: Baltic Times/R. Netherlands Media Weblog)