ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses the management and organization of PSM companies. Its starting points are the basic concepts of ‘public,’ ‘public service remit,’ and ‘public value.’ The reason for this is that these are closely related to the origin and development of many PSM companies. These concepts are taken as a relational element when it comes to analyzing the failure or success of the organization and management of public service media companies. The aim is to take on a perspective that focuses on the management and organization of a PSM institution and reflects on the circumstances that prevent failure in PSM corporations. The arguments in this chapter will be illustrated with three examples: A reference to the closure of the Greek public broadcaster ERT in 2013 and the analysis of two case studies of national public broadcasters, in Germany and Spain.
