Featured Reports


Channel 4

Privatisation off the table for Channel 4 and EBC

The UK government is to scrap plans to privatise Channel 4, while Brazil’s new government has saved EBC from privatisation.


Cilla Benkö on 2023

2022 was a dark year, with more journalists imprisoned than ever before, writes Cilla Benkö, DG of Swedish Radio, as she looks ahead to 2023.


Kristian Porter

PMA in 2022: Reflecting and looking ahead

As we finish the year, PMA's CEO, Kristian Porter – who took up the position in April – considers our work in 2022, and what comes next.


Recent News


PSM Weekly | 9-15 January

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

CBC/Radio-Canada submits its recommendations for modernizing Canada’s culture legislation

Press Release: CBC/Radio-Canada presents its case for modernising Canada’s cultural legislation, which includes ensuring a strong public broadcaster to support Canadian culture and democracy in the…

Focus on PSM | India

As a new manpower audit seeks to transform public broadcasting in India, we take a closer look at some of the recent challenges facing India's public broadcasters and media landscape.

News1st journalists threatened by protesters

PMA is deeply concerned to hear that a masked protest outside the headquarters of Sri Lankan broadcaster News1st has resulted in the threatening and intimidation of journalists.

PSM Weekly | Happy New Year

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

Putting the public in public media

Exploring the initiatives that some broadcasters have undertaken to better engage and involve the public in public service media.

Joint communique from international public service broadcasters on threats to media freedom

Press Release: Directors BBC, ABC and NHK among those who signed joint communique highlighting growing threats to public service broadcasting and expressed concern about ‘troubling attacks‘ on…

PSM Weekly | 12-18 December

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

PSM Weekly Test

PSM Weekly test

Decision on future of Isle of Man’s public media delayed

Select Committee’s findings on the future of public service media divide the island’s parliament.