Reform of RTVE board and radio access to sports venues

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

1. The Board of Directors of the RTVE Corporation goes from twelve to nine members: five elected by the Congress of Deputies and four by the Senate. The reform seeks parity between men and women.
2. If the two-thirds majority needed to elect board members or the Chairperson is not reached in the first vote, the vote is repeated after twenty-four hours and an absolute majorityabsolute majority Half of all the members of the chamber plus one: 176 of 350 in the Congreso. is then enough. If a board member leaves early, the replacement only serves until the end of the previous member's term.
3. Except for the Chairperson of the RTVE Corporation, board members stop receiving a fixed salary and only get attendance allowances for board meetings. The Advisory Council will have sixteen members and will include one member chosen by agreement among all the unions with a presence in the Corporation.
4. Radio broadcasters have the right to enter sports stadiums and venues freely to broadcast live events held there. They must pay the costs generated by that use, such as maintaining the booths, and if the parties disagree on the amount, the Commission of the Telecommunications Market decides with a binding decision.
5. The three vacant seats on the Board of Directors are eliminated to adapt the body to the new number of nine members.

Who it affects

• The RTVE Corporation: The composition, election and pay system of its Board of Directors change.
• Members of the RTVE Board of Directors: They stop receiving a fixed salary, except for the Chairperson, and only get attendance allowances.
• The Congress of Deputies and the Senate: They elect board members under a system that avoids deadlock: if no two-thirds majority, an absolute majority is enough after twenty-four hours.
• Radio broadcasters: They can enter sports stadiums and venues to broadcast live, paying the costs of using the facilities.
• Owners of sports venues: They cannot block radio access, but they can charge the costs of maintaining booths and services.

Words worth knowing

Mayoría absoluta (absolute majority)

More than half of the members of the chamber. It is easier to reach than a two-thirds majority.

Resolución vinculante (binding decision)

A decision by a public body that the parties must comply with.

Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones

Public body that, according to the text, resolves disputes between broadcasters and venue owners.

Consejo Asesor (Advisory Council)

A body of the RTVE Corporation that, with this reform, also includes union representation.

absolute majority

Half of all the members of the chamber plus one: 176 of 350 in the Congreso.

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