PSM Weekly | 5 - 11 April 2023
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?? PMA?calls for “Government-funded Media” Twitter label to be removed...?
PMA members BBC and PBS are among public broadcasters labelled as “Government-funded Media” by Twitter, after previously labelling NPR as “state-affiliated” last week.
The Public Media Alliance objects in the strongest terms to the action taken by Twitter to label a number of independent public service media (PSM), including the BBC and PBS, as “Government-funded Media.”
Over the weekend, the platform applied the label to the?the BBC, as well as?PBS, NPR and VOA.?The “Government-funded Media” label is a revision of the “state-affiliated media” label, which was wrongly attributed to NPR last week, a move which the PMA condemned at the time [see original report below]. NPR stopped tweeting from its account while it retained the “state-affiliated” label, and has remained inactive despite the relabelling.
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???? RNZ gets $25m extra funding
New Zealand's government has increased RNZ's?funding by $25.7m,after it abandoned plans to establish a new public media entity comprising both RNZ and TVNZ earlier this year.?
???? ABC launches "The Pacific"
Designed and created specifically for Pacific audiences,?The Pacific?is dedicated to covering?the stories that matter?in the region.?The 30-minute news program will be broadcast to Pacific audiences.
?? Podcast: Streaming & PSM
In this episode, we look at public broadcasting in a streaming world.?How has public service media changed in a changing market to remain?competitive, relevant, and valuedby their audience?
PSM Innovations???
A fortnightly series where we spotlight the latest innovations from public broadcasters around the world...
???? CBC Corner: a digital portal offering more content to Canadian libraries
Canada’s public service media, CBC/Radio-Canada, has launched a new digital tool as part of its ongoing partnership with libraries. CBC Corner launched in late September 2022?and is free to use in over 160 libraries across Canada. It can be accessed at the library or even at home – all it requires is for users to be?registered with a local library.??
Since 2021, CBC/Radio-Canada has been?partnering with libraries?to host activities and engage with audiences, particularly with underserved and underrepresented communities. Libraries were eager to do more to serve and meet the needs of their patrons and wanted to see if they could provide a “digital site where we can access Canadian content, like a Canadian Netflix,” said Partnerships Program Manager, Valérie Landry. They wanted to offer their patrons more online digital content and some of the patrons were also looking for a Canadian news platform published in foreign languages.?
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PSM Headlines???
AUSTRIA:?Kronehit boss threatens EU complaints against new ORF law(German)?
BRAZIL:?Ministry of Communications launches digital TV evolution project (Brazilian)?
COLOMBIA:?Hollman Morris would be the new manager of RTVC, the Colombian Public Media System?(Spanish)
JAPAN:?Expanding distribution of “local news” on NHK Plus -All evening news programs for regions will be distributed?(Press release - Japanese)?
NEPAL:?Review of the Public Service Broadcasting Bill?(Opinion - Nepali)?
SLOVENIA:?The program board of RTV quickly interrupted the meeting, where they were supposed to talk about the decisions of the courts (Slovenian)?
SOUTH AFRICA:?Ramaphosa 'acted unlawfully' in questioning list of SABC board members, Parliament hears?
US:?Judge rejects motion to dismiss lawsuit alleging PBS violated digital subscribers’ privacy?(Paywall)
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