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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Cilla Benkö reflects on her tour of Central Europe

Swedish Radio's CEO Cilla Benkö writes about her visits to three countries in Central Europe and the threats facing public service media.

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Household levy suggested for ORF

ORF has been ordered to identify where it could reduce expenses, as the government looks set to change its funding to a household levy.