What will the future look like for public media? | The PMA Briefing

As CBC/Radio-Canada unveils its new 5-year strategy, dark clouds are hanging above PSM in the NL, Czechia and Georgia.

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PSM Weekly | 15 – 28 October 2025

Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.

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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”.

Public service media and its obligations to Indigenous Peoples

In a new episode of Media Uncovered we explore how public media do and should represent, reflect, and serve Indigenous Peoples.

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Charting a Path for Indigenous Media

The Public Media Alliance participated in a panel discussion about developing an Indigenous media strategy, held by UNESCO in July 2023. 

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Swedish Radio publishes policy for generative AI

Swedish Radio has been actively exploring how AI can strengthen our offer to listeners and make our operations more efficient.

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What does diversity and inclusion mean for the ABC?

Effective public media should be accountable to the breadth of society. For the Australian Broadcasting Corporation this means placing diversity, equity, and inclusion centre stage.

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Building a strong and united voice for public media worldwide

Read about our exciting new strategy and plans for the future.

BBC launches new diversity and inclusion strategy

The new strategy aims to dramatically improve the corporation’s inclusivity and representation of the UK’s diverse public, both through the content it produces and internally at the workplace.

BBC launches big boost to music programming

The BBC is poised to devote more programme hours and funds to a range of music projects, from digital offerings to education programmes