13th December 2022
Taiwan Plus app banned in China
The English-language service from PTS Taiwan was removed from the Apple App Store in November. It comes amid growing tensions over the media narrative between the two countries.
29th November 2022
Candidates recommended for SABC Board
12 names have been recommended by the Communications ministry to serve on the incoming Board of South Africa’s public broadcaster.
9th July 2021
Protecting the prominence of public media
As media markets become more crowded and global streaming giants continue to grow rapidly, what steps are being taken to address challenges to the prominence of public media?
23rd June 2021
ARD and ZDF are expanding their media libraries into a common streaming network
Press Release: The ARD and ZDF are developing a joint streaming network of their media libraries. In the future, it will allow users to find ZDF content in the ARD Mediathek and vice versa.
21st September 2020
Audience engagement and public media during COVID-19
Engaging with audiences is essential if public media are to build trust and ensure public accountability. Yet, with COVID-19 massively disrupting the way we work and interact, how have public media adapted to best engage with their audiences during the pandemic?
18th December 2019
Focus On PSM | NHK
Japan’s public broadcaster faced a number of challenges in recent months, from the introduction of simultaneous streaming to governance and independence concerns.
12th August 2019
Ofcom report and public service broadcasting
Last week the UK regulator released its second annual Media Nations report revealing key trends in the broadcasting sector and providing evidence for ongoing debate about the future of public service broadcasting.
5th July 2019
UK regulator sets out plans to increase prominence of PSBs
Ofcom announces measures to help public broadcasters face “unprecedented pressure” of competition from streaming services and global media giants.
29th April 2019
Public broadcasting in the age of VOD
Our submission to an inquiry by the UK's upper house of parliament as to whether there is a future for public service broadcasting in the age of VOD.
3rd August 2016
BBC iPlayer loophole to close in September
Audiences will lose loophole that allows them to watch the BBC’s iPlayer streaming service for free.