The future of public service is decided

The government has appointed an investigation into the public service companies’ assignments.

Today the result is presented.

Last year, the government appointed a committee for long-term conditions for the public service companies SVT, SR and UR. The committee must propose how the assignment should be regulated from 2026 to 2033.

And today they will present what they have come up with.

The committee is led by former KD leader Göran Hägglund and will be handed over to Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand (M).

The investigation is said to contain proposals for; a coordination of SVT, Sveriges Radio and Utbildningsradion, reduced presence in social media and a reduction of the text-based offer on the net, reports TT.

The former TV4 manager Jan Scherman has taken note of information from the opposition which believes that the new proposal will mean a “slaughter” of the public service companies, reports Swedens radio.

However, this is refuted by the Liberals’ representative in the investigation, Lars Leijonborg.

– It’s really not a slaughter, it’s a good financing of public service that the investigation will propose, he says to the channel.

Media researcher Ester Pollack tells TT that she is concerned about the investigation.

– There are a lot of risks with that, and that is that the public service becomes a truncated company with a truncated mission, she says.

She continues:

– In the countries where there is a strong public service, there are also strong commercial media. It doesn’t have that effect at all that you paint some sort of horror picture of. A free, independent, strong public service creates significantly more knowledgeable citizens.