The US election & public media: what will happen?

With Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States it's hard to fathom what to expect, not least for public service media.

Update: What’s going on at SABC?

An update on the current state of affairs at the South African broadcaster.

PSM Weekly | 16-22 Nov 2016

Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.

RISJ: Analysis of The Relation Between & Impact of Public Service Media & Private Media

Fascinating new report by the RISJ with a particular focus on the relations between public and private media in Denmark.

Malé, Maldives

Controversial defamation penalties revealed in the Maldives

Freedom of expression and media independence take another blow in the Maldives as the government brings controversial Defamation Act penalties into effect.

PSM Weekly | 11-15 Nov 2016

Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.

Prasar Bharati gets ready to launch new channel for north east India

The Indian public broadcaster will launch a new Doordarshan channel in a bid to enhance its reach in the region

Brasil

Public broadcaster in Brazil will go back to buying content from private TV

The series of measures that have lately affected the structure of the Brazilian public broadcaster will now have an impact on the content it produces.

PSM Weekly | 3-10 Nov 2016

Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.

Indian Government halts ban on NDTV

The Hindi news channel was supposed to be suspended for a day on Wednesday but the government put the ban on hold as it waits for the Supreme Court response.