From Canada to Czech Republic, France and Zimbabwe, the future of public broadcasting is in the middle of political debates.

Concerns arise as Australia's gov't new method for big tech to pay for news is delayed. In NZ, gov't weighs up a strategy to help local media

Argentina’s gov't maintains oversight over public media. Tanzania's TBC passed a legislative mandate while elsewhere, funding is debated.

While the BBC has announced new cuts at the World Service, the threat of cuts is looming over CBC/Radio-Canada and PBS/NPR.

Governments in both Bangladesh and Kenya have announced plans to reform media organisations, while France is pushing ahead with reforms.

Politicians have weighed in on funding and ownership for KBS, NRK, SABC, and PTS, while Serbia's RTS has been the subject of demonstrations.

UK Gov't is mulling the future of the licence fee; while in Japan a new cohort of citizens now have to pay the NHK licence fee.

Belgium’s RTBF faces austerity; Slovenia’s funding remains unknown. Israel’s KAN becomes a political football, and FM falls silent in Switzerland.

The Christmas break saw many significant developments - both good and worrying - in public media around the world.