SECTOR 3 3.6 The state/public broadcaster is adequately funded in a manner that protects it from political interference through its budget and from commercial pressure The budget of the CRTV dropped slightly from 27.4 billion in 2017 to 27.2 billion CFA in 2018 (about 48,000,000,000 to 47,900,000,000 USD). The corporation draws its revenue from several sources: state subsidies, advertising and taxes. Audiovisual taxes, deducted directly from workers’ salaries, represent only a small fraction of the budget. State subventions are sporadic and often intended to help the corporation cover special events, such as football tournaments, national day parades and elections. CRTV has thus been under pressure to increase advertising revenue and has created a subsidiary for assistance – the CRTV Marketing and Communication Agency. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓✓ 2.3 (2008 = n/a; 2011 = 1.0; 2014 = 3.4) 3.7 The state/public broadcaster offers diverse programming formats for all interests including local content and quality public interest programmes The CRTV has a fairly good mix of programming formats such as newscasts, magazines, debates, talk shows, phone-in’s, entertainment shows, documentaries and investigations. It also tries to balance national and local content, with specialised news programmes set aside for local content on radio and TV. In practice, this has helped enrich its content. Government ministries, the police and the military run programmes on radio to both inform and educate the public. Panellists observe that both the quality and diversity of content on the CRTV has improved over the last few years, particularly with the injection of new journalists and programme slots. ‘It covers a wider range of subjects and communities than anyone else,’ observed a panellist. 39 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER CAMEROON 2018