Hong Kong

Lay offs, shut downs & appointments | The PMA Briefing

RTM and Bernama join Malaysia’s Media Council, RTSH faces closure while STVR cuts staff and Taiwan sets board term limits.

Leinster House, seat of Irish government

Legal filings, a public media levy, and must-carry obligations | The PMA Briefing

Filings from the BBC seek to have the Florida court dismiss Trump’s legal action while funding is discussed in Ghana and Ireland.

NPR HQ Washington DC

Standoffs, closures, and reforms | The PMA Briefing

CPB votes to dissolve; RTS unions in dispute with management; Major restructure for Czech TV; LRT’s funding freeze challenged

The Chilean flag and the large communications tower rise above a cluster of trees.

Inquiries, consultations & hearings into PSM | The PMA Briefing

Consultation on the BBC's future opens, the EC accuses Hungary of noncompliance with EMFA, and more Indigenous language content in Peru.

ORF logo

Lawsuits, austerity, and competing with big tech | The PMA Briefing

Colombian public media face a lawsuit; austerity measures hit media in Austria and Bolivia; Australian efforts to make big tech pay for news continue.

BBC UK building

Hearings, reforms, and a crackdown on non-payments | The PMA Briefing

Figures at the centre of the recent BBC crisis face committee hearing; and reforms on the table for Argentine and Swiss public media.

What’s new? Strategies, leadership & funding | The PMA Briefing

Public media in Jamaica and South Korea have rejigged funding, French broadcasters face a parliamentary inquiry, and Nepal launches a new international TV service.

BBC head office London licence fee

A crisis, a controversial reform bill, and a funding boost

The BBC DG and the News CEO resign, Canada’s government promises $150m more for CBC/Radio-Canada, and Fiji’s FBC turns a profit.

Blackouts, reforms, and a quota for streamers | The PMA Briefing

The protracted reform of public media in Germany has cleared a major hurdle, and Australia will make global streamers invest in local content.

What will the future look like for public media? | The PMA Briefing

As CBC/Radio-Canada unveils its new 5-year strategy, dark clouds are hanging above PSM in the NL, Czechia and Georgia.