Art. 73

(Art. 77 RTVA)

1. As a rule, at least half of the revenue from the licence fee must be used to support research projects in the radio and television sector.
2. In particular, support shall be given to scientific research projects whose results provide information on programming, social, economic and technical developments in radio and television and which therefore enable the Administration and industry to respond to these developments.
3. OFCOM decides on the award of contributions to research projects. The contributions are as a rule awarded on the basis of a public invitation to tender; OFCOM may specify key topics and lay down the maximum proportional contribution that may be made to the imputable costs of a research project.