Each of the language markets has its own public service broadcaster. In the Flemish sector, total VRT revenues in 2008 were $ million (€ million), of which 74 percent comes from a government grant. The remaining $ million (26 percent) is secured through advertising. In the French-speaking sector, RTBF’s total revenues for 2008 amounted to $474 million, with $390 million (82 percent) coming from government grants and the remaining $84 million (18 percent) from advertising and sponsorships. BRF, the German-language public broadcaster, operates with a comparatively modest $ million (2006 figure, breakdown between public and commercial funding not provided) (European Audiovisual.
