Change on the cards for PSM funding in Ireland
Funding to be examined by Oireachtas Communications Committee as call emerges to include newspapers in reform process.
SABC board members will have to resign
After the recent resignations of two of the South African broadcaster’s board members, Parliament has now requested the dismissal of the remaining representatives.
French government offers funding to public radio
The French government has announced it will give funds to Radio France to help it settle old debts.
Public Television Service, Taiwan
Since 1998, a central role of Taiwan's Public Television Service (PTS) has been to promote democratic value, minority interests, culture and voices that were once unheard under martial law.
300 jobs cut in BBC restructure
The proposed cuts focus on in-house programme-makers as the broadcaster pushes through with the commercialisation of its production division, BBC Studios.
Further measures undermine public media in Brazil
The government’s decision to wipe out the EBC Board of Trustees further derails the public broadcaster's freedom and independence.
PSM Weekly | 5-11 Oct 2016
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
Public Media Alliance sparks dialogue on trust in the media
Last month, Craig Hammer opened the Public Media Alliance (PMA) global conference in Montreal with a speech about the importance of public media in our world.