TV Tower in Sarajevo

Resets, legal challenges & streaming growth | The PMA Briefing

Public media resets unfold in Hungary, Syria and Colombia, while BHRT challenges a court ruling and KBS's streaming platform gains traction.

A row of hedges on both sides leads up to a three-storey stone building.

DGs, job cuts & funding crises | The PMA Briefing

An ORF board member files complaint against ORF’s new DG, while SABC, PTS and RNZ contend with funding challenges.

A stone wall with the TVP logo on it.

Severance, uncertainty & damaged archives | The PMA Briefing

National broadcasters face scrutiny in the Maldives and Colombia, while racism, damaged archives and spending controversies raise concerns elsewhere.

A news studio with a circular table showing the PTS News logo.

Funding pressures and state media reform | The PMA Briefing

Politicians are targeting public media funding in Taiwan and Slovenia, while Nepal eyes public media restructuring.

A sign reads Studio Alam, with the TVRI logo next to it. The sign sits underneath a wooden awning with a thatched cover.

Election pressures, AI safeguards & digital transformation | The PMA Briefing

EBC removes nearly 200,000 articles to comply with pre-election restrictions; TVRI calls for regional cooperation on AI governance & IP.

SBS Australia

Expansion, complaints processes & visas | The PMA Briefing

CBC/Radio-Canada announces a major international expansion, ABC and SBS defend their complaints processes & government pressure on Rai.

VRT Brussels EU

Pressure, prominence & AI | The PMA Briefing

SBC’s CEO decries political pressure, a decline in Germany’s broadcasting fee revenue, and VRT wants more content on its streaming platform.

A camera boom is in focus with three men gathered around talking together.

Financial uncertainties, shutdowns & cooperation | The PMA Briefing

Public broadcasters in both Chile and Slovenia face hard funding decisions, and RTM agrees expanded collaboration with Astro.

A wide angle of an enormous metallic stadium decorated with FIFA 2026 branding

Football, local news & cuts | The PMA Briefing

How the FIFA World Cup is driving streaming platform growth for some public media. Plus: a local news mandate for CBC/Radio-Canada.

Digitisation plan, streaming tax & reforms | The PMA Briefing

Bills put forward by both the Czech and the Hungarian government look to fundamentally reform the respective public broadcasters.