3rd July 2024
Switching off: Young audiences, streaming and public media
The outlook for public media is not encouraging with young audiences turning to streaming services much more than public media.
29th February 2024
ZDF & ARD: Recommended funding increase “challenging”
The KEF’s recommendation to raise the Germany's public media funding by 58 cents per month has been described as “a challenge”.
9th November 2023
Germany: Scrutiny over licence fee mounts again
A year out from any decision, politicians in Germany are already positioning themselves to oppose an increase to the licence fee.
28th March 2023
ARD and ZDF launch a joint streaming network
The shared network, due to launch in a few weeks, will bring together the streaming libraries of both Germany’s public broadcasters.
1st December 2022
Germany: Public media reforms scrutinised
The heads of Germany’s 16 states have given their assent to reforming Germany’s public media sector, but the proposals have faced criticism.
16th August 2022
Germany: Trust, accountability & transparency are critical for public media
An investigation into Berlin's public broadcaster after the head and chair resigned is critical to ensure trust in Germany's public media.
19th July 2022
BBC funding: household levy put forward
The UK’s House of Lords has suggested replacing the licence fee with a household levy which would not be dependent on owning a television.
22nd June 2022
Germany: Federal states reach agreement on public media reform
After years of negotiations, Germany's federal states have finally agreed on the direction for public media reform.
21st April 2022
Ukraine war: Public media podcasts with unique takes
From an open API to practical info for refugees, pop-up public media podcasts on the Ukraine war are engaging audiences in unique ways.
7th March 2022
Public media goes silent from Russia
A host of public media organisations have decided to stop broadcasting out of Russia due to safety concerns.
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