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Public media in Jamaica and South Korea have rejigged funding, French broadcasters face a parliamentary inquiry, and Nepal launches a new international TV service.

Public broadcasting reforms are on the agenda in Bangladesh, France, Czech Republic and South Korea, as funding and managements are debated.

On World Press Freedom Day - attacks on press freedom, journalism faces pressure from AI and entrenched threats such as state capture.

Public media highlight and launch new fact-checking initiatives, and Australian and Canadian politicians make new pledges for PSM.

South Korea's public service media, KBS, will serve as a public forum to address the country's low birthrate.

KBS conducted a critical workshop on 28 November 2023 to address funding, with the impending separate collection of licence fees. 

Park Min will now face a parliamentary confirmation hearing after he was approved by the KBS Board to be the next CEO and President.

The Public Media Alliance is concerned after the CEO and President of KBS was dismissed from his position by the board of directors.

Unusually swift political approvals for changes to KBS's funding mechanism and the sudden dismissal of its Chairman signal an ongoing crisis.

Consumer confusion has reigned after the licence fee collection system was altered, while there has also been key personnel changes.