Resumen de Netherlands: : State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science Publishes plans for the future of the Dutch public broadcasting system
On 13 October 2014, the State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science wrote a 25-page letter to the House of Representatives reporting the cabinet�s plans to strengthen the Dutch public television broadcasting system. The public broadcasting system has been the object of large budget cuts since 2013 and will have to merge from 21 to eight public broadcasting organisations before 2016. According to the state secretary, the public broadcaster has to produce more innovative and distinctive television programmes to be able to stay relevant in a changing media landscape.
