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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.

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is facing a financial crisis as it battles to escape liquidation.

The head of KBS has urged the government to scrap its plan to remove the broadcaster's license fee from electricity bills.

ORF has been ordered to identify where it could reduce expenses, as the government looks set to change its funding to a household levy.

Slovak public broadcaster RTVS’s licence fee structure faces axing, with plans to suspend the funding model from July 2023 up in the air.

The government has promised to reform RTÉ’s "broken" funding model by September 2024 but has previously rejected funding through taxation.

The South African government is moving ahead with plans to scrap the TV licence fee which funds SABC and replace it with a household levy.

The BBC is eyeing an online-only future that will see the end of its traditional radio and television broadcasts over the next decade.

The new board of South Africa’s public broadcaster has still not been appointed, while financial woes persist.