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If audiences can’t find us, they can’t choose us

On a smart TV, reaching Netflix takes a single click. Finding your public broadcaster can take seventeen. That difference is no accident, write VRT's Karen Donders and Aline De Beir.

Digitisation plan, streaming tax & reforms | The PMA Briefing

Bills put forward by both the Czech and the Hungarian government look to fundamentally reform the respective public broadcasters.

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Why public media are turning to YouTube

Several major PSM signed special partnerships with YouTube. What does it mean for PSM and what are the costs of such collaborations?

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Visible or Lost in the Interface? The Unfinished Agenda of Article 7a AVMSD

Why the AVMSD is causing headaches for establishing effective prominence regimes for public service media, and how it can be addressed.

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The case for a pan-European streaming platform

What if people from all around Europe could have access to news content from the all member states, in their own languages?

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German PSM streaming services surpass private streaming platforms

A recent study from ARD & ZDF reveals that public broadcasting streaming networks and 3sat now outperform private streaming services

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Adapting Public Service Media for the Age of Platforms

A policy brief on adapting public media platforms, through balancing legacy, technology and audience needs for the future development.

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Young European audience habits and what it means for public media

A new study explores the viewing habits of young audiences across four countries in Europe, and explores what it means for content production

Five PSM stories from the New Year break

The Christmas break saw many significant developments - both good and worrying - in public media around the world.

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Australia passes prominence and anti-siphoning laws

Australia has passed new prominence laws that force television manufacturers to display local broadcasters’ content on home screens.