5 July 2010. Funding and management The bulk of ETV's funding comes from government grant-in-aid, around 15% of which is in turn funded by the fees paid by Estonian commercial broadcasters in return for their exclusive right to screen television advertising. ETV itself is editorially fully independent. Notable personnel The more well known journalists of ETV include Tõnu Aav, Maire Aunaste, Grete Lõbu, Anu Välba, Katrin Viirpalu, Reet Linna, Monika Tamla, Kadri Hinrikus, Astrid Kannel, Margus Saar, Peeter Kaldre, Mati Talvik, Marko Reikop, Urmas Vaino, Jim Ashilevi, etc. Notable former personnel Maire Aunaste, presenter and show host, currently member of parliament Meelis Kompus, presenter Urve Tiidus, presenter, currently member of parliament Notable past personnel Valdo Pant (1928–1976), journalist and historian Kalmer Tennosaar (1928–2004), early presenter for ETV, show host and singer Toomas Uba (1943–2000), sports journalist Urmas Ott (1955–2008), journalist, presenter and star interviewer Aarne Rannamäe (1958–2016), journalist (foreign affairs), news anchor and presenter See also Eesti Telefilm Eastern Bloc information dissemination References External links History of ETV Television channels in Estonia Eastern Bloc mass media Television channels and stations established in 1955 1955 establishments in Estonia Television in the Soviet Union Mass media in Tallinn Eesti Rahvusringhääling