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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.


PSM Weekly | 16 – 22 July 2025

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


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Statement on defunding of US public media

The Public Media Alliance is deeply troubled by the final US Congress approval that strips advance funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.


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Restructures & reforms take hold | The PMA Briefing

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

PSM Weekly | 5-11 February 2025

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

How Israel’s government is putting pressure on KAN

Through a series of proposed bills, the Israeli government has tried to interfere with the governance, funding and ownership of the country’s public service broadcaster.

ORF in the sights of the Austrian Right

The future of ORF is at the centre of political negotiations, with the Blue/Black coalition planning major cuts and restructure.

How a TVO show is “building immunity” to misinformation

How TVO's newest fact-checking programme scrutinises misinformation online, and equips audiences with the tools to identity it themselves. 

PSM Weekly | 29 January – 4 February 2025

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

Funding cuts, and the threat of funding cuts | The PMA Briefing

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

Hot under pressure: How SVT broadcast a live show from a sauna

SVT Project Manager, Simon Staffans, explains the challenges and development of a live programme broadcast from a Swedish sauna. 

Reform and transformation plans at several broadcasters | The PMA Briefing

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

PSM Weekly | 22-28 January 2025

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

California public media provide lifesaving wildfire information

Public Media stations in Southern California have been collaborating to provide trusted, life-saving information about the devastating wildfires.