11th September 2020
Bold changes as new BBC Director General takes office
The BBC’s new Director General proposes “a radical shift” as the public broadcaster faces critical challenges.
9th July 2020
Over-75’s licence fee: Where the responsibility lies
A great deal of ‘anti-BBC’ flak is flying at the moment as the public broadcaster has announced that it will end the provision of free licences for most over-75’s on 1 August 2020. But we must be very clear about where the real blame lies for this decision.
28th April 2020
Swiss public broadcaster faces financial pressures in wake of Covid-19
SRG SSR, faces financial pressures during the Covid-19 pandemic, including loss of advertising revenues, the temporary suspension of employees and licence fee reduction.
5th March 2020
Focus on PSM | Ghana
As the government looks set to reform aspects of Ghana’s media landscape, we take a look at the key issues impacting media freedom and the country’s public broadcaster.
28th January 2020
PSM Weekly | 22 – 28 January 2020
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
28th January 2020
Challenges ahead for next BBC DG
As Tony Hall prepares to step down as Director General of the BBC, what challenges will his successor face?
5th January 2020
RTÉ: A public broadcaster in crisis?
Financial insecurity is just one of the ongoing challenges for Ireland’s public broadcaster, RTÉ, which faces significant cuts and potential job losses in the coming years.
10th December 2019
PSM Weekly | 4 – 10 December 2019
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.
9th December 2019
Press Release: Protecting the licence fee
Boris Johnson’s comment about scrapping the TV Licence during an election Q&A demonstrates a complete lack of understanding about what public media is and how it is funded.
19th November 2019
PSM Weekly | 13 – 19 November 2019
Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.