Join PMA in Prague for PBI 2023
PMA will be in Prague in September for this year’s Public Broadcasters International (PBI) conference, being hosted by PMA member, Czech TV.
Cilla Benkö reflects on her tour of Central Europe
Swedish Radio's CEO Cilla Benkö writes about her visits to three countries in Central Europe and the threats facing public service media.
Czech TV joins the Public Media Alliance
The Public Media Alliance is thrilled to welcome Czech TV into our association of public service media organisations.
PMA signs letter urging Czech MPs to pass media act amendment
PMA joins fellow media groups in urging Czech politicians to pass Media Act amendment to better protect independence of public broadcasters.
PMA joins call for Czech EU presidency to champion media freedom
The Public Media Alliance signs letter to the Czech Prime Minister alongside 17 other media freedom and journalist organisations, on the day before he assumes the EU Presidency.
Focus On: The future of the Czech Republic’s public media
Big changes are coming to public media in the Czech Republic, from significant budget cuts to planned amendments of the public media act.
Czech Republic: Independence of public broadcasters must be insulated against future attacks
Joint statement calling on the Czech Government to live up to its promises to strengthen the independence of public broadcasters ahead of its EU presidency.
Das Tschechische Fernsehen (Česká Televize) in Gefahr
Die ‘Global Task Force for public media’ (GTF) ist tief besorgt über die jüngsten Entwicklungen in Tschechien, die die Unabhängigkeit des Tschechischen Fernsehens (Česká Televize, CT) und seine maßgebliche Rolle für die Demokratie des Landes zu untergraben drohen.
PMA condemns attempts to undermine the independence of Czech TV
The Public Media Alliance endorses statements by the Global Task Force for public media, EBU and MFRR against the politicisation of Czech public broadcaster.
Threats to media independence continue across Central Europe
“Backslide”. This seems to be the word most used to describe what’s happening to public broadcasting and independent media in parts of central Europe.