Channel 4

The UK’s Channel 4 and Swedish Radio have both announced job cuts while also stressing that digital investment is its most urgent priority.

The UK government is to scrap plans to privatise Channel 4, while Brazil’s new government has saved EBC from privatisation.

The idea of introducing Netflix-style subscriptions to finance public media is being flirted with in some countries. But would it work?

Privatising Channel 4 means UK audiences could lose something precious: an independent, self-financed, well-performing and publicly owned broadcaster.

It's the first time a broadcaster has featured an all-disabled presenting line-up for a major sporting event, showing public media's value.

It has been a challenging year for public media worldwide – these are the staff picks for the stories that will stick with them most. 

Read our response to the House of Lords inquiry into the future of UK public broadcaster Channel 4.

The UK’s public media landscape has faced significant turbulence under the current government, but a proposal to privatise Channel 4 could cause irreversible damage.

New research reveals how coronavirus is changing viewing habits in the UK and what impact this might have on the country's public broadcasters

PMA has significant concerns about a new panel to "help shape" the future of public service broadcasting in the UK.