Malawi
SCORES
Individual scores:

2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1

Average score:

1.6

3.8

The public broadcaster is adequately funded in a manner
that protects it from arbitrary interference with its
budget.

ANALYSIS:
MBC and TVM get their revenue from a mix of advertisements and
state subsidies and they never seem to be adequately funded. From
time to time, government provides money to kick-start certain series of programmes which might then earn some income for the
operator.
SCORES:
Individual scores:

1, 4, 3, 1, 3, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1

Average score:

1.8

3.9

The public broadcaster is technically accessible in the
entire country.

ANALYSIS:
Both radio channels of the MBC are technically accessible in 90 per
cent of the country while TVM claims to have 70 per cent coverage.

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