6th May 2022
New study reveals how audiences undervalue the BBC
A new report provides evidence of how British audiences underestimate the value they get from the UK’s largest public service media organisation and the licence fee.
3rd February 2022
Ireland: RTÉ pushing for changes to funding
RTÉ's Director-General says the current licence fee funding model is “utterly broken” and needs to be changed urgently.
18th January 2022
Statement: The future of the BBC licence fee
The Public Media Alliance has serious concerns over the decision to freeze the licence fee which funds The BBC.
18th January 2022
BBC funding freeze: the importance of a licence fee
BBC's funding freeze and talks of a new funding model raise the question of the continued value, or not, of the licence fee as a funding mechanism.
8th November 2021
Beyond the licence fee: more PSM considering new funding models
The licence fee has remained a popular funding model for PSM. But it's under threat, and broadcasters are searching for an alternative.
10th September 2021
UK: Ministers reportedly reject licence fee increase
MPs have reportedly rejected the BBC’s pleas to increase the cost of the licence fee in line with inflation, which could result in further cuts to its funding.
5th August 2021
Broadcast fee increase approved for German public media
PMA welcomes the Federal Constitutional Court’s decision to allow a temporary increase of the broadcasting fee that funds Germany’s public broadcasters.
28th June 2021
Focus on PSM: Germany
From funding and political pressures to journalist safety, public media in Germany faces an array of challenges. Read our latest update.
19th June 2021
Irish Media Commission considers alternative funding for public media
The Future of Media Commission is considering moving away from the licence fee model that funds RTÉ and replace it with alternative funding methods.
26th February 2021
How are German public broadcasters responding to the rejection of the licence fee increase?
German public broadcasters have had to adjust financial plans and implement cost-cutting measures to make up for the shortfall in funding.