PSM Weekly | 24-30 May

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

TVN

Poland approves amendment to licence fee law

Polish Pay-TV providers will now have to share their subscription databases in a bid to make the collection of the public broadcaster’s licence fee more efficient.

RNZ Paul Thompson

Tongan Prime Minister continues his attack on the public broadcaster

Public Media Alliance President, Paul Thompson writes in support of public media in Tonga, which has become the target of Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva.

PSM Weekly | 17-23 May

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

France

What’s in store for public media in France?

Macron’s victory in the French presidential elections may soon transform the country’s public media landscape.

New IABM Glossary of broadcast technical terms

New industry-wide glossary provides an extensive resource of essential technical terms for the broadcast and media industry.

Focus on PSM | Israel

Since last summer, Israel's public media landscape has been affected by countless debates and controversial proposals regarding the future of public service broadcasting.

SABC

PSM Weekly | 10-16 May

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

From the local to the global: transforming public media in Spain

A recent meeting organised by think tank Teledetodos showed the country’s commitment to the values of public media, but also the numerous challenges it is facing, and will have to face, to truly thrive.

Global coalition urges Justin Trudeau to protect press freedom

Open letter from 14 NGOs urges Canadian Prime Minister to promote and protect press freedom and freedom of expression in the country following a decline in the RSF World Press Freedom Index.