All PSBs articles – Page 2
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FeaturesAnalysis: How PSBs are fighting back against the streamers
Broadcasters are putting their VoD platforms at the centre of commissioning decisions, making use of audience data & tapping into their archives
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CommentPhilippa Childs: Now is the time to stand up for the BBC
If we allow the BBC to be undermined, our cultural landscape and democracy will be fundamentally weakened
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CommentLucy Frazer: The Media Bill will unleash the full potential of our PSBs
Culture secretary praises broadcasters but says ‘success today is not a guarantee of success tomorrow’
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CommentDan Walker: TV can still be a powerful tool to make a difference
Programmes which touch people’s lives are public service broadcasting at its finest
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NewsUK and Spain lead European streamer scripted orders
European Audiovisual Observatory report shows countries had more fiction commissions in 2022 than counterparts
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NewsPSB prominence legislation hampered by definitions, says report
European Audiovisual Observatory lays bare ‘definitionally elusive’ notion of public service content
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NewsGovernment urged to strengthen PSB prominence in media bill
CMSC calls for ‘significant’ rather than ‘appropriate’ prominence for broadcasters
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NewsCulture secretary to speak out against digital-only future
Lucy Frazer will make the case for terrestrial TV at RTS Convention
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NewsBroadcasters at odds over Ofcom advertising decision
ITV and Channel 4 clash with Channel 5 as regulator sticks with PSB advertising rule
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NewsPSBs come together to launch ‘Freeview for the future’
Streaming service Freely will ensure linear and catch-up services are available in broadband-only homes
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CommentSecuring free-to-air services in broadband homes is crucial
Everyone TV boss Jonathan Thompson explains why Freely is an important step in securing the future of the PSBs
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CommentNick Swimer: There are some silver linings for PSBs in the Ofcom Media Nations Report
People are still watching PSBs’ content - but a long-overdue update to the due prominence rules will help to secure their position
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FeaturesCommissioning slowdown: The commissioner
“I have friends who are highly experienced, who haven’t been able to pay their mortgages”
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FeaturesCommissioning slowdown: Freelancer #2
“The sad case is that talented freelancers are leaving the industry in droves”
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FeaturesCommissioning slowdown: Freelancer #1
“I had quite a few friends leave the industry in the 2008-9 recession – and this feels worse”
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FeaturesCommissioning slowdown: Indie boss #2
“Award winners who have CVs I would absolutely kill to have aren’t working”
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FeaturesCommissioning slowdown: Indie boss #1
“I do worry about the impact on freelancers. There are some great people who haven’t worked for a really long time”
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NewsNine things you may have missed from Ofcom’s Media Nations report
PSB revenue down, children’s genre decline and ITVX gains all highlighted
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CommentNick Swimer: How the Media Bill could modernise due prominence
Moves to make ‘due prominence’ requirements fit for the digital age are long overdue, and much is still unclear
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NewsCOBA warns more TV adverts would mean huge news cuts
Broadcasting body says Ofcom proposal ‘puts news at risk’