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.
Digitisation plan, streaming tax & reforms | The PMA Briefing
Bills put forward by both the Czech and the Hungarian government look to fundamentally reform the respective public broadcasters.
New collective launches to support Indigenous representation, storytelling and languages
Indigenous Partnerships in Public Media is founded by a group of public service media organisations and Indigenous media bodies.
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?
CBC Expands Local News Coverage Across Canada
CBC News expands local news coverage to 77 bureaus and stations across Canada, creating 11 new local bureaus.
How CBC News will use AI responsibly to benefit our journalism — and keep your trust
How does CBC News use AI responsibly? "Human oversight is mandatory and AI is the tool, never the creator" says CBC's Editor in Chief.
A crisis, a controversial reform bill, and a funding boost
The BBC DG and the News CEO resign, Canada’s government promises $150m more for CBC/Radio-Canada, and Fiji’s FBC turns a profit.
Lessons for public media from the Australian and Canadian elections
PMA discussed with Australia’s and Canada’s national public service media what it takes to cover an election in 2025.
What will the future look like for public media? | The PMA Briefing
As CBC/Radio-Canada unveils its new 5-year strategy, dark clouds are hanging above PSM in the NL, Czechia and Georgia.
Different ways of storytelling and a new Indigenous news alliance
A discussion with Tristan Ahtone on climate change, Indigenous journalism and building cross-border alliances.