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BBC World Service announces Emergency Radio Service for Gaza

The programme will provide the latest information as well as safety advice on where to access shelter, food and water supplies.

Pressure on Rai continues with licence fee cut

Italian public media Rai to face dramatic cut to its funding after the Italian Council of Ministers announced in its new budget for 2024.

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Independent journalism and access to information threatened in the Philippines with the closure of ABS-CBN

Advocates of free press and expression call on the Philippines government to respect the public's right to know and denounce the stifling of ABS-CBN, one of the largest media groups in the country.

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ABS-CBN provisional licence delayed

Congress suspends ABS-CBN’s provisional licence and turns to deliberating lengthier 25-year licence renewal bill, which will see the broadcaster shut for longer.

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Focus on PSM | NHK – March 2019

Japan’s public broadcaster is making significant leaps in technological innovation while trying to maintain relevance with its audience

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News outlets feel the pressure in the Maldives

In November 2016 we reported on controversial defamation penalties introduced in the Maldives. Now, the realities of these measures are starting to come to light.