public media funding

Viable and sustainable funding for public media is increasingly at risk around the world, posing a threat to trusted news and information.

The UK’s House of Lords has suggested replacing the licence fee with a household levy which would not be dependent on owning a television.

RTÉ's Director-General says the current licence fee funding model is “utterly broken” and needs to be changed urgently.

The National Bank has invited companies to prepare plans for the privatisation of the public media organisation.

The latest developments from the public broadcaster’s Five-Year Plan and last year’s unprecedented police raid.

As SABC continues to navigate its ongoing financial crisis, does it really face a so-called “blackout”?