After Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, is Czechia's public broadcasting independence at risk?

After years of political interference in public broadcasting in Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, attention is turning to Czechia, long considered a stronghold of independent public service media in Central Europe. The government's plan to replace radio and television licence fees with state-budget funding has triggered fierce parliamentary debate and large demonstrations. In this edition of Czechast, Vít Pohanka examines the government's arguments, talks to protesters in Prague and Brno, and reports on Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's response to mounting criticism.