Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
This week: BHRT narrowly avoids shutdown after its account is unblocked, and Slovenia votes soon on scrapping RTV SLO's licence fee.
Resets, legal challenges & streaming growth | The PMA Briefing
Public media resets unfold in Hungary, Syria and Colombia, while BHRT challenges a court ruling and KBS's streaming platform gains traction.
Financial crisis, clarity on reforms, and strikes called off | The PMA Briefing
BHRT is mired in a financial hole; from 11 to four for Dutch public media; and Gabon’s state media workers have called off a strike.
Hope for public media funding? | The PMA Briefing
VRT gets a €20 million boost, US Congress approves funding, and is the long-ailing SABC about to turn a corner towards profitability?
New agreement gives hope to BHRT
A cooperation agreement was reached by BHRT and RTV FBiH, which is hoped could solve the longstanding instability of BHRT.
Media freedom in decline in Bosnia & Herzegovina
The passing of restrictive laws on the media industry has raised concerns about a decline in media freedomin Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s national public broadcaster faces closure
PMA joins the EFJ, EBU and SEEMO in calling for an urgent resolution to save the Bosnia-Herzegovina broadcaster and its workers from financial ruin.