5th September 2023
Update: No end in sight for crisis facing KBS
Unusually swift political approvals for changes to KBS's funding mechanism and the sudden dismissal of its Chairman signal an ongoing crisis.
29th July 2023
Confusion and control: the ongoing crisis facing KBS
Consumer confusion has reigned after the licence fee collection system was altered, while there has also been key personnel changes.
14th July 2023
SABC facing a financial crisis
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is facing a financial crisis as it battles to escape liquidation.
9th June 2023
KBS Chief Presses President Not to Alter License Fee Collection
The head of KBS has urged the government to scrap its plan to remove the broadcaster's license fee from electricity bills.
2nd March 2023
Household levy suggested for ORF
ORF has been ordered to identify where it could reduce expenses, as the government looks set to change its funding to a household levy.
30th January 2023
Slovakia: Licence fee faces possible abolition
Slovak public broadcaster RTVS’s licence fee structure faces axing, with plans to suspend the funding model from July 2023 up in the air.
26th January 2023
Ireland: RTÉ promised funding reform
The government has promised to reform RTÉ’s "broken" funding model by September 2024 but has previously rejected funding through taxation.
13th January 2023
SABC licence fee to be scrapped
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.
12th January 2023
Going all digital? BBC, France Télévisions consider online-only futures
The BBC is eyeing an online-only future that will see the end of its traditional radio and television broadcasts over the next decade.
21st October 2022
Calls to “expedite” SABC board appointments following delays
The new board of South Africa’s public broadcaster has still not been appointed, while financial woes persist.