Featured Reports
12th January 2021
PSM Weekly | 6 – 12 January 2021
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
12th January 2021
Public media in 2021: The cornerstone of sustainable media
Strong and independent public media are more important than ever, as the past year has shown.
8th January 2021
Poland: Media independence and pluralism under threat from state-backed companies
Growth in ownership by state-backed companies reignites concerns that government is tightening its control over the country’s media.
Recent News
15th December 2020
Small Screen, Big Debate: The Future of Public Service Media | PMA’s Initial Response
While the review may propose opportunities for public media to become more financially stable, relevant and reach all audiences, Ofcom must ensure that, first and foremost, it protects the key…
8th December 2020
PSM Weekly | 2 – 8 December 2020
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
7th December 2020
Global Security Bill sparks fears for press freedom in France
French government says it plans to rewrite controversial clause in new Global Security Bill amid serious concerns about its impact on press freedom and the ability of journalists to hold authorities…
1st December 2020
PSM Weekly | 25 November – 1 December 2020
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
30th November 2020
Focus on PSM: Yle
From new language services to the challenges of a proposal to limit Finland's public broadcasting Act, catch up with recent news about Finnish public broadcaster Yle
30th November 2020
Podcasts and public media: children’s content
In this edition of our podcast series, we explore the growth in public media podcasts for children and their role during the COVID-19 pandemic.
24th November 2020
Insight | Impartial media is necessary to avoid parallel realities
Swedish Radio CEO, Cilla Benkö, and Programme Director, Björn Löfdahl, write about the importance of impartial media in light of the polarised debate we have seen in the US in recent times, and in…
24th November 2020
How coronavirus might have changed TV viewing habits for good, and what that means for public service broadcasting
New research reveals how coronavirus is changing viewing habits in the UK and what impact this might have on the country's public broadcasters
24th November 2020
PSM Weekly | 18 – 24 November 2020
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
20th November 2020
Insight | Yes, the world needs more Canada
Globalization. Nationalism and populism. Disinformation and mistrust of institutions. Online hate. In a noisy, chaotic world brimming with content, your national public broadcaster is an important…
17th November 2020
We’re in it together
COVID-19 has been described as an "extinction-level crisis" for some media organisations, with serious implications for media pluralism. But there is hope, as initiatives in the US, Australia and…