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.

Aerial view of Parliament of Georgia

PMA joins the call against repressive media laws in Georgia

Laws on foreign funding and broadcast content empower authorities to censor, prosecute and close media which provide vital news to audiences.

Aerial view of Parliament of Georgia

A democratic backslide in Georgia

A crackdown on political opposition and an increase in attacks on journalists and independent media - including public media - mark a worrying trend.

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Funding reforms enacted, pondered, and needed | The PMA Briefing

UK Gov't is mulling the future of the licence fee; while in Japan a new cohort of citizens now have to pay the NHK licence fee.

Five PSM stories from the New Year break

The Christmas break saw many significant developments - both good and worrying - in public media around the world.

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Media Freedom Coalition statement on Transparency Law in Georgia

The Media Freedom Coalition has expressed concern over declining media freedom in Georgia.

Aerial view of Parliament of Georgia

PMA signs letter calling on Georgian PM to withdraw harmful media bill

PMA has joined 19 other civil society organisations to call on the Georgian PM to withdraw the Bill which threatens media viability.

Aerial view of Parliament of Georgia

Georgia: GPB funding future up for debate

A new funding model for the GPB seems on the horizon after a new bill was introduced tearing up the current system.

Public service media in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan – the current situation

Extensive new report on PSM in the Transcaucasian countries has been released by the European Audiovisual Observatory

Broadcast moves archive

From our Archive: High-level appointments and departures in public radio and television