18th April 2023
PSM threaten to leave Twitter
Independent public service media have threatened to leave the social media network, Twitter, due to inaccurate classification.
6th April 2023
RNZ Welcomes Funding Announcement
New Zealand's government has increased RNZ's funding by $25.7m, after it abandoned plans to combine RNZ and TVNZ earlier this year.
28th February 2023
Expert warns PNG against changes to media law
A Pacific journalism expert has warned the proposed amendments to media laws in Papua New Guinea could mirror the harsh restrictions in Fiji.
8th February 2023
RNZ-TVNZ merger scrapped
Work towards the long-mooted merger is to “stop entirely” as part of cuts to government’s work programme and a renewed focus on cost-of-living crisis.
25th August 2022
Public media expands reach and services for the Pacific
Public media organisations are increasing their investments and collaborations in the Pacific, and adapting to digital trends to expand their reach to audiences across the region.
19th August 2022
Podcast Collaborations: The positives, the pitfalls, and the public interest
Top podcast executives discuss the benefits and complications of collaborations, and how they can help meet public service obligations.
9th August 2022
Meet our 2022 Global Grantees!
From learning how digitalisation can improve sports coverage to a transnational collaboration project, PMA has announced 2022's Global Grants.
4th July 2022
RNZ CEO: new public media entity is “a bold and unique step”
The CEO of Radio New Zealand explains how the new public media entity presents an outstanding opportunity for public service media.
29th June 2022
More details announced for New Zealand’s new public media entity
The new entity will be called ‘Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media’, and it could launch on 1 March 2023 according to draft legislation.
19th May 2022
“Funding certainty” for New Zealand public media
The New Zealand government has announced an allocation of $327 million dollars over a three-year period for a new multiplatform public media entity as part of its 2022 Budget.