24th February 2026
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.
22nd January 2026
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?
13th January 2026
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.
4th November 2025
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.
23rd April 2025
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.
15th April 2025
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.
22nd October 2024
RTÉ chief on building back trust
The Irish public broadcaster has been through a period of considerable changes to regain its public's trust.
5th August 2024
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”.
15th March 2024
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.
13th October 2023
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.







