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Hope for public media funding? | The PMA Briefing

VRT gets a €20 million boost, US Congress approves funding, and is the long-ailing SABC about to turn a corner towards profitability?

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Clampdowns, agreements and new hope | The PMA Briefing

Czech Republic sees boost in PSM's licence fee funding, Malaysia forms a new Media Council, and research reveals media pressure points in the Pacific.

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Conflicting ideas for public media | The PMA Briefing

From Canada to Czech Republic, France and Zimbabwe, the future of public broadcasting is in the middle of political debates.

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Funding cuts, and the threat of funding cuts | The PMA Briefing

While the BBC has announced new cuts at the World Service, the threat of cuts is looming over CBC/Radio-Canada and PBS/NPR.

Public media in the eye of the politicians | The PMA Briefing

Politicians have weighed in on funding and ownership for KBS, NRK, SABC, and PTS, while Serbia's RTS has been the subject of demonstrations.

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Funding reforms enacted, pondered, and needed | The PMA Briefing

UK Gov't is mulling the future of the licence fee; while in Japan a new cohort of citizens now have to pay the NHK licence fee.