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New wave of cuts, axing and pushback | The PMA Briefing

Deutsche Welle is forced to shut down its Greek language services due to new cuts and a further axing of public media in Argentina.

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The two questions shaping the public media funding debate in 2026

Is the licence fee on the brink of extinction? With direct government funding in vogue, should we be concerned?

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Legal filings, a public media levy, and must-carry obligations | The PMA Briefing

Filings from the BBC seek to have the Florida court dismiss Trump’s legal action while funding is discussed in Ghana and Ireland.

Blackouts, reforms, and a quota for streamers | The PMA Briefing

The protracted reform of public media in Germany has cleared a major hurdle, and Australia will make global streamers invest in local content.

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How to combat disinformation | The PMA Briefing

Disinformation spread fast as elections are imminent in Australia & Canada; in Ireland, the gov't considers its responsibility to combat it directly.

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New programmes, initiatives, hubs & pledges | The PMA Briefing

Public media highlight and launch new fact-checking initiatives, and Australian and Canadian politicians make new pledges for PSM.

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RTÉ chief on building back trust

The Irish public broadcaster has been through a period of considerable changes to regain its public's trust.

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New funding structure and some added certainty for RTÉ

The Irish public broadcaster RTÉ will receive €725 million over the next three years under a new model the media minister called “unprecedented”.

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New leadership for RTÉ as licence fee evasion increases

As the new RTÉ Chair was appointed, it was announced that TV licence fee losses since last year’s payment scandal rose up to €22 million.

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RTÉ facing insolvency, Director General warns

Ireland’s Media Minister has promised to provide €40 million of funding to keep the broadcaster afloat, amid the fears over insolvency.