Czech Radio: Culture and Public Service Media – Inseparable Allies

Public service media play a significant role on the national cultural scene. What kinds of projects might never exist without Czech Radio? And is public media a crucial partner to artists? The discussion will be hosted by Karolína Koubová. In times of tight budgets, culture is usually the first area to face cuts. Czech Radio, for example, supports emerging artists and alternative or experimental projects that would be hardly financed by the market. And vice versa, thanks to these creative artists, Czech Radio is able to offer content that enriches Czech culture. What does this partnership look like, why is it irreplaceable, and what threatens its existence?