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Football, local news & cuts | The PMA Briefing

How the FIFA World Cup is driving streaming platform growth for some public media. Plus: a local news mandate for CBC/Radio-Canada.

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Why public media are turning to YouTube

Several major PSM signed special partnerships with YouTube. What does it mean for PSM and what are the costs of such collaborations?

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Funding boost, layoffs and crisis | The PMA Briefing

SABC gets temporary relief, the BBC faces cuts and strikes, France Télévisions resists proposed changes, and SRTB sees mass layoffs.

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Cuts, threats of sanctions and donations | The PMA Briefing

Media freedom concerns grow in Nigeria as threats to RTV SLO’s licence fee emerge. BBC plans 10% job cuts, and NPR secures a record donation.

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How international public service media circumvent blocks

What tools do international public service media use to circumvent government-imposed blocks to news media?

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Charter submissions, channel closures, referendum rejection | The PMA Briefing

The BBC outlines its position on the Charter Review, Switzerland rejects defunding SRG, and ZDF & ARD announce channel closure.

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BBC Charter Review: The global value of the BBC

With the Charter Review underway, we asked fellow public service media to explain why the BBC plays such an important role internationally.

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BBC Charter Review: A generational opportunity for the BBC

In its BBC Charter Review submission, PMA sets out its vision for a well-funded, independently governed, and democratically resilient BBC.

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On Our Radar | 13 February 2026

This edition: Pressures on news media in Argentina and the US, rising threats for international journalists, and BBC World Service's funding.

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The two questions shaping the public media funding debate in 2026

Is the licence fee on the brink of extinction? With direct government funding in vogue, should we be concerned?