Broadcasting should remain a public good in the digital future

Even in the digital world, free-to-air broadcasting must be preserved as an open and diverse communication platform for all citizens. This is what the committee chairmen of the 3sat partners ARD, ZDF, ORF and SRG SSR idée suisse demanded at their meeting in Munich. Access to public service offerings via all relevant platforms is the legitimate right of citizens. The rapid change in the media world due to the digitalization of technology on the one hand and the globalization and multiplication of content providers on the other presents those responsible for broadcasting with the task of setting the right course for the future. Citizens should not become dependent on purely commercially oriented companies that deliberately suppress free access. According to the 3sat broadcasters, public service broadcasting must also be able to fulfill its cultural and democratic mission on IT platforms.