Latin America Roundup: Governments try to leave their mark on public media
Télam closed in Argentina, Chile tries to modernise public media and in Peru IRTP is facing a wave of criticism for its recent spending.
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Slovak government urged to abandon new public media law
The govt’s new proposal on RTVS Act caused serious concern amongst Slovaks and media freedom groups over the future of RTVS independence.
Slovakia: RTVS and media freedom under scrutiny
A climate of insecurity is lingering, as budget cuts and plans to dissolve RTVS into two entities were announced by the government.
Argentina: PMA calls on Milei to protect public service media
The Public Media Alliance urges Javier Milei to recognise the vital role public service media play in democracy and protect public media.
Media freedom in decline in Bosnia & Herzegovina
The passing of restrictive laws on the media industry has raised concerns about a decline in media freedomin Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Česká Televize’s licence fee: up or down?
While more and more public service media have seen their funding reduced, in the Czech Republic the licence fee is going to increase.
EMFA: PMA joins call for effective safeguards for strong and independent public service media
PMA has joined a coalition of 19 organisations in urging EU institutions to effectively protect the independence of public service media in the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA).
Concern over political appointment at ZNS Bahamas
The Press Secretary of the Prime Minister, Clint Watson, has been appointed the General Manager of ZNS Bahamas.
South Korean public broadcaster’s viability in question in the face of funding threat: Global Task Force for public media
The GTF is concerned over a proposal to fundamentally alter the funding mechanism for the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS).