France Télévisions has laid out its 2026 budget, incorporating a saving of €140 million – an unprecedented level for the French public service broadcaster. Faced with a severe reduction in its public funding – expected to decline by €65.2 million compared to 2025 (€2.44 billion) and by more than €200 million compared to the initial […]
Public service media organisations from across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have sent a joint open letter to the Lithuanian Seimas, expressing serious concern about recent legislative initiatives that they believe could undermine the independence and stable financing of Lithuania’s public broadcaster, LRT (Lithuanian National Radio and Television). The letter — addressed to the Speaker […]
In 2026, French PSB Group France Télévisions will have to make savings of around €150 million according to president Delphine Ernotte Cunci, speaking to business daily Les Échos, as the French government is debating 2026 funding legislation with the National Assembly. “We must eliminate the 2025 deficit and absorb the reduction in public funding projected […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and eight media freedom organisations and networks – the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), the International Press Institute (IPI), the Reporters without Borders (RsF), the Association of European Journalists (AEJ) and the SafeJournalists Network […]
The EBU has issued a letter to the Polish government urging it to ensure “adequate and sustainable funding” for Poland’s public service media (PSM), following reports of a proposed PLN2.5 billion (€0.59) of public funding for PSM from the state budget per year within the reform of media law – more than 30 per cent […]
The RTS Cambridge Convention, an annual event hosted by the Royal Television Society, is taking place this week [September 17th-18th] at King’s College, Cambridge, bringing together senior figures from the global television and media industry to discuss and set the agenda for the future of media, addressing critical topics like AI’s impact and new content […]
Everyone TV has announced that Freely – the free streaming service formed via a strategic partnership between the UK’s main public service broadcasters (PSBs) – has reached over half a million weekly users. Data also reveals that younger audiences are the early adopters of Freely, with the largest proportion of users aged 16-34 years. To […]
The EBU Digital Committee has entered a new chapter under the leadership of its recently elected Chair, Philippe Keutgen, Media Platforms Strategy and Partnerships Advisor at RTBF. Keutgen has delivered his first message: the committee will be a driver of action, innovation, and value for all Members, large and small. “I want to steer us […]
Similar to a previous BBC initiative, the logos of French PSB channels France 2, France 3, France 4 and France 5, are set to phased out on TV screens in the country to be replaced by the unique brand France.tv. France Televisions CEO Delphine Ernotte-Cunci revealed this strategic move at a press conference in Paris, […]
As part of its role to support and strengthen the quality of public service broadcasting (PSB), regulator Ofcom has a duty to review periodically how television services provided by the BBC, ITV, STV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and S4C have delivered against the PSB purposes and objectives set by Parliament. This includes, among other things, […]