Boycotts, blocks & closures | The PMA Briefing
Eurovision is set for its biggest challenge as five broadcasters boycott the event, while closure looms for Bangladesh’s BTV and the NZ regulator.
Legal claims, transparency boards & funding restructures | The PMA Briefing
VOA journalists sue the White House again, ORF launches transparency board, and funding uncertainty for public media in Poland and Czechia.
Lawsuits, austerity, and competing with big tech | The PMA Briefing
Colombian public media face a lawsuit; austerity measures hit media in Austria and Bolivia; Australian efforts to make big tech pay for news continue.
How German-speaking PSM are facing fundamental reform
Across both Austria and Germany, why is there a movement to fundamentally change the public service media, ORF, ARD and ZDF?
Public broadcasters apologise for editorial failings | The PMA Briefing
Both the BBC and DR own up to failings, as documentaries that are then mired in controversy, and taken off their OTT platforms.
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.
Funding reforms enacted, pondered, and needed | The PMA Briefing
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.
ORF: Tough start for new household levy
The new ORF law and house levy funding model started on the 1 January, but has already created a dispute with the newspaper publisher lobby.
ZDF, ORF and SRF are once again increasing volume in co-productions
The public television stations, ZDF, ORF and SRF, agreed on joint program projects for 2023/2024 at their annual co-production conference.
ORF: Law amendment sees digital focus
The amendment is designed to set up ORF for the digital age, but it has faced criticism from private media, who see it as a threat.