22nd June 2019
BBC announces change to free licences for over-75s
The BBC announced that it will fund means-tested licence fees for some older people following government decision to stop the provision of free licences.
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.
1st June 2018
European PSBs make moves to compete with streaming services
New collaborations emerge as public broadcasters face up to challenge posed by online and OTT TV competitors.
14th March 2018
Exploring children’s digital media use in the UK
What do children watch and how much time do they spend interacting with media? After Ofcom's Children's Media Literacy event last January, PMA spoke to some experts to shed light into children's attitudes towards media in the UK.
17th October 2017
Regulator sets new rules for the BBC
The British regulator Ofcom wants to “raise the bar on performance” of the BBC with a series of resolutions that will affect the company’s content, quotas and diversity.
18th July 2017
PMA proposes counts for BBC’s international factual programmes
As part of an Ofcom consultation, Public Media Alliance recommends tracking the international coverage of the UK public broadcaster.
28th April 2017
News just in: in a digital world where entertainment is everywhere people want TV news
Stewart Purvis reflects on recent changes to a traditional evening news slot at UK broadcaster ITV and what it might tell us about audience preferences in the digital age.
3rd April 2017
Focus on PSM | BBC & Channel 4
It has been a busy couple of weeks for public broadcasters in the United Kingdom, with the BBC and Channel 4 facing some of the biggest changes in recent years.
22nd February 2017
New BBC TV channel announced for Scotland
The Director General of the BBC, Tony Hall, has today announced a new channel and funding increase for BBC Scotland.
10th January 2017
New BBC Chairman confirmed
Sir David Clementi, author of report that suggested scrapping the BBC Trust, is expected to take the post of Chairman at the BBC.