Old Czech TV building in Brno

New governance structures and electoral concerns | The PMA Briefing

The outcomes of upcoming elections could bring stark choices for ČT & ČRo, while there are similar questions of survival for South Africa's public broadcaster.

A tree trunk next to a concrete slab with the Thai PBS logo. Behind is a glass building.

What future for public media? | PMA Briefing

Germany and Thailand discuss the future of PSM while in Taiwan a self-regulatory alliance for online news emerges.

conflict

Supporting journalism and public media | The PMA Briefing

Calls to end killing of journalists in Gaza; Guinea-Bissau expels Portuguese news orgs; BBC local reporting service milestone; philanthropic support for US public media.

Cuts implemented, threatened, and rejected | The PMA Briefing

American public media announce cuts; Czech public media is threatened with a funding drop; Swiss public media gets a boost.

Contrasting future for international public media | The PMA Briefing

Voice of Nigeria looks to a digital future; VOA director claims an illegal ouster; RTBF defends its journalists; Rai rebuffs RSF report.

The KBS logo on the side of its HQ building.

Reforms needed, promised, and enacted | The PMA Briefing

South Korea has passed a bill reforming KBS’s management; reform proposals put forward in Ghana and Costa Rica; funding in the balkans under scrutiny.

ORF sign outside the broadcaster's headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

Urgent calls for action | The PMA Briefing

Warnings over Gaza journalists’ welfare as ORF faces an interference claim, Nigeria eyes broadcast reforms, RTVC expands culture, and more.

PBS Headquarters.

A consequential week for public media | The PMA Briefing

From defunding and media mergers to cash injections and debates over prominence, this week has been a consequential one for public media.

France

Broadcasters face scrutiny over programming | The PMA Briefing

From BBC Glastonbury backlash to SRG SSR cost-cuts, public broadcasters face fresh bias scrutiny and stalled reform efforts.

KBS building in Seoul

On the brink of reform | The PMA Briefing

Public broadcasting reforms are on the agenda in Bangladesh, France, Czech Republic and South Korea, as funding and managements are debated.