Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore View Post
And CountArach, you're wrong about state influence on the media, as he was talking about SVT(our version, NRK, is the same), which isn't a subsidized company, but a completely state owned and controlled media. All theyir money comes from the state, other sources of income are in fact banned. The CEO is politically appointed by Riksdagen. Their programming guidelines are made in Riksdagen. Any major changes are decided in Riksdagen. It is not simply a case of a harmless subsidy(though other media in sweden gets just that).
Wow, that caught me off guard. Also: the Internet lied to me.