Prominence

The biggest broadcasters in the UK announce the development of a new free TV service that will deliver live TV over broadband.

An amendment to the Broadcasting Act’s “must carry, must offer” principle aims to up the prominence of the country’s embattled public broadcaster.

Switzerland’s public broadcaster, SRG SSR is enhancing its own streaming offer and looking at ways of optimising its reach via Smart TV.

In a speech to staff, the Director-General said the BBC would realign its services to become digital first, but also warned of future cuts.

Through various methods, public media organisations are demonstrating the value that comes from collaboration with a range of partners.

As media markets become more crowded and global streaming giants continue to grow rapidly, what steps are being taken to address challenges to the prominence of public media?