โ€˜We leave viewers smarterโ€™: fears over plans to close โ€˜worldโ€™s most highbrowโ€™ TV station

Unique experiment in German-language public broadcasting 3sat faces pressure from populist rightIn many countries around the world, breakfast TV means celeยญbrity interviews, soap operas and last nightโ€™s football highlights. On the German-language chann…

National Rally says it would privatise French public TV if it wins majority

Far-right party says move would free up โ‚ฌ3bn and that public television and radio need โ€˜a bit of libertyโ€™Marine Le Penโ€™s far-right National Rally intends to privatise public television and radio if it wins an absolute majority in the French parliament …

Slovakiaโ€™s Fico plots to dismantle the free press

Journalists warn new populist prime minister is trying to sideline those in the media he disagrees with.

Polandโ€™s new government sacks state TV, radio and news bosses

Move follows regular accusations of biased reporting and transmission of propaganda when PiS was in powerThe new Polish government has gutted the top management of public television, making good on a campaign promise to reform a broadcaster that functi…