Editing Public broadcasting (section)

=== Oceania ===

==== Australia ====
In Australia, the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC) is owned by the [[Government of Australia|Australian Government]] and is 100% taxpayer funded. The multicultural [[Special Broadcasting Service]] (SBS), another public broadcaster, now accepts limited sponsorship and advertising.

In addition, there is a large Australian [[community radio]] sector, funded in part by federal grants via the Community Broadcasting Foundation, but largely sustained via subscriptions, donations and business sponsorship. As of February 2020, there are 450+ fully licensed community radio stations<ref>{{cite news |date=14 November 2014 |title=About Community Broadcasting |url=https://www.cbaa.org.au/about/about-community-broadcasting |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228092800/https://www.cbaa.org.au/about/about-community-broadcasting |archive-date=28 February 2020 |access-date=15 February 2020 |newspaper=Community Broadcasting Association of Australia}}</ref> and a number of [[community television]] stations (most operating as [[Channel 31 (Australia)|Channel 31]] despite being unrelated across different states). They are organised similarly to PBS and NPR stations in the United States, and take on the role that [[public access television]] stations have in the US.

==== New Zealand ====
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In New Zealand all broadcasters are given a small slice of public broadcasting responsibility, because of the state-funded agency [[NZ On Air]]. This is because of NZ On Air's requirement for public-service programmes across all channels and stations, instead of being put into one single network. The former public broadcaster BCNZ (formerly NZBC – [[New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation]]) was broken up into separate state-owned corporations, [[Television New Zealand]] (TVNZ) and [[Radio New Zealand]] (RNZ). While RNZ remains commercial-free, TVNZ is commercially funded through advertising.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Television New Zealand Act 2003 No 1 (as at 28 October 2021), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation |url=https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2003/0001/latest/whole.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418020705/https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2003/0001/latest/whole.html |archive-date=2023-04-18 |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=legislation.govt.nz}}</ref> TVNZ continues to be a public broadcaster; however like [[CBC Television]] in Canada it is essentially a fully commercial network in continuous ratings battles with other stations, which continues to be a [[TVNZ#Controversies|controversial issue]] within New Zealand. With the shutdown of TVNZ&nbsp;7, the only fully non-commercial public-service network in New Zealand is [[Radio New Zealand]].

Aside from television, New Zealand has a rich public radio culture, [[Radio New Zealand]] being the main provider, with a varied network ([[Radio New Zealand National]]) and a classical musical network ([[Radio New Zealand Concert]]). RNZ also provides the Pacific with its [[Radio New Zealand International]]. Aside from RNZ almost all of [[Regions of New Zealand|New Zealand's 16 regions]] has an "[[Association of Community Access Broadcasters|access radio]]" network. All these networks are commercial-free.<ref name="Te Ara">{{cite web |last1=McMillan |first1=Kate |title=Media and politics – Ownership and Regulation |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/media-and-politics/page-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130040916/https://teara.govt.nz/en/media-and-politics/page-2 |archive-date=30 January 2020 |access-date=30 January 2020 |publisher=Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand}}</ref>

In late January 2020, the [[Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand|Labour-led coalition government]] announced that they were planning to merge TVNZ and Radio New Zealand to create a new public broadcasting service.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Patterson |first1=Jane |date=29 January 2020 |title=New details revealed as Cabinet agrees on RNZ, TVNZ public broadcasting decision |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/408355/new-details-revealed-as-cabinet-agrees-on-rnz-tvnz-public-broadcasting-decision |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128215229/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/408355/new-details-revealed-as-cabinet-agrees-on-rnz-tvnz-public-broadcasting-decision |archive-date=28 January 2020 |access-date=30 January 2020 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=29 January 2020 |title=PM: Potential RNZ-TVNZ merger would not harm commercial broadcasters |url=https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/the-country/audio/jacinda-ardern-new-zealand-needs-a-public-broadcaster-to-tell-local-stories/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130050059/https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/the-country/audio/jacinda-ardern-new-zealand-needs-a-public-broadcaster-to-tell-local-stories/ |archive-date=30 January 2020 |access-date=30 January 2020 |work=[[Newstalk ZB]]}}</ref> In response, the opposition [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]] announced that it would oppose any plans to merge Radio NZ and TVNZ.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 January 2020 |title=National threatens to drop RNZ-TVNZ merger if elected |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12304374 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129161933/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12304374 |archive-date=29 January 2020 |access-date=30 January 2020 |work=[[New Zealand Herald]]}}</ref>