SRG SSR building

Focus on PSM | Switzerland

Upcoming referendum could result in Switzerland becoming the first European nation to dismantle the majority of its public service broadcasting service.

BHRT HQ

Bosnian public broadcaster secures sustainable funding

New model allows BHRT to source independent funding via electricity bills in a deal reached with the Electric Company (Elektroprivreda – JP EP).

TVN

Poland approves amendment to licence fee law

Polish Pay-TV providers will now have to share their subscription databases in a bid to make the collection of the public broadcaster’s licence fee more efficient.

NPR CPB funding

Trump’s budget blueprint: A real threat to public service media

For the price of a coffee, almost all Americans can currently benefit from daily, local public media content. But Trump’s budget plan would wipe out many of these resources.

Sweeping changes afoot for RTÉ

Director-General announces sweeping structural and executive changes as the Irish public broadcaster looks to secure its future relevance and survival.

Trump team to cut federal support for public broadcasters?

The new US administration is reportedly planning to privatise the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the private non-profit organisation that distributes federal funds to more than 1,500 public media outlets and their programmes across the US.

RAI urged to renovate and relaunch after rejecting editorial plan

RAI's board of directors have rejected a new editorial plan, leading to the resignation of the Head Editor and the potential to lower ratings amid growing criticism.

Citizen Journalism & Public Media in Namibia

Our bid for an Innovate Africa project fund.

CBC

CBC/Radio Canada calls for additional funding to go ad-free

Canada’s public broadcaster asks government for funding increase of $400million to draw similarities with the BBC’s funding model.

Changes to Italian TV license measure ‘better than expected’

Since early 2016, Italians have been paying combined TV licence fees and electricity bills in a bid to reduce tax evasion. Did it work?