The Maltese government has approved a substantial increase in public funding for Public Broadcasting Services, committing taxpayers to a new multi year financial arrangement that significantly raises the level of state subsidies allocated to the national broadcaster. The agreement was concluded with limited public visibility and became known only after parliamentary scrutiny, prompting renewed debate over transparency, governance and the future role of publicly funded media in Malta....
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NEWS Malta
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PBS refuses to reveal funding for private TV shows
The chief executive of Malta’s Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), Keith Chetcuti, has refused to reveal how much public money is being channelled to privately produced current affairs programmes, some of...
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