Czech Republic: Plan to replace public media licence fee with state budget threatens independence

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its National Committee in the Czech Republic today joined a group of organisations in outlining our renewed concern over the Czech government’s announced intention to replace the existing licence fee funding model for Czech Television (ČT) and Czech Radio (ČRo) with direct state budget financing from January 2027. While … Continue reading Czech Republic: Plan to replace public media licence fee with state budget threatens independence