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Energy crisis, funding uncertainty & bias accusations | The PMA Briefing
- Thailand: Thai PBS launches energy saving programme to cut costs during national energy crisis
- South Africa: Licence fee reforms set to drag on for years
- Canada: CBC/Radio-Canada president refutes accusations of bias; highlights their contribution to the media ecosystem
- Global: International public service media meet in Tokyo for summit
- Colombia: IAHCR warns of a hostile information environment driven by a partisan Inravisión
- Czechia & Lithuania: Strikes and protests in support of public media against government interventions
More public media headlines in the latest PSM Weekly.
Features & Analysis
The challenge with parliamentary inquiries
Are such inquiries democracy and accountability in action, or an opportunity to put public media on trial?
Statements & Advocacy
PMA joins statement warning against new Czech PSM funding bill
PMA joins the MFRR in a call to the EC to assess a new PSM funding bill in Czech Republic, as concerns rise over compatibility with EMFA.
On Our Radar | 22 April 2026
This edition: Hungary's post-election pledge to overhaul state media, and a new parliamentary inquiry into RTVE raises concerns.
PMA opposes Czech government’s draft law on public media
PMA opposes the government's proposal to replace the existing licence fee with direct state budget funding.
Latest News & Reports
Energy crisis, funding uncertainty & bias accusations | The PMA Briefing
Thai PBS launches an energy saving campaign; SABC’s funding woes likely to carry on for some years; CBC/Radio-Canada’s president rejects bias accusations.
PSM Weekly | 22 – 28 April 2026
PMA's weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
The challenge with parliamentary inquiries
Are such inquiries democracy and accountability in action, or an opportunity to put public media on trial?
PMA joins statement warning against new Czech PSM funding bill
PMA joins the MFRR in a call to the EC to assess a new PSM funding bill in Czech Republic, as concerns rise over compatibility with EMFA.
Cuts, threats of sanctions and donations | The PMA Briefing
Media freedom concerns grow in Nigeria as threats to RTV SLO’s licence fee emerge. BBC plans 10% job cuts, and NPR secures a record donation.
On Our Radar | 22 April 2026
This edition: Hungary's post-election pledge to overhaul state media, and a new parliamentary inquiry into RTVE raises concerns.
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Latest announcements
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Workshop: Disaster-ready media and information ecosystems
A joint workshop by PMA & UNESCO introducing media to the Model Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan for Media Institutions.
Roundtable: Indigenous Archiving
This event will explore Indigenous knowledge, cross-cultural exchange, & the responsibilities when working with culturally sensitive material.
Applications open for media literacy training in the Caribbean
Applications are open for PMA's free MIL training workshops in Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad & Tobago. Deadline: 20 April 2026.
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