Public Service Media (PSM) launches the first ever round the clock television channel dedicated to news and current affairs, in the Maldives. One of the main objectives to dedicating a 24 hour channel for news and current affairs is to prevent the dissemination of false news which could incite discord in the community.
The news channel was officially inaugurated by President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, in a special function held at the President's Office. The channel, inaugurated to coincide with World Press Freedom Day, is the one and only news and current affairs channel broadcast in HD quality. This is a huge leap by PSM and an important addition to PSM's efforts to disseminate news and information about events taking place across the country. This has also provided a better platform for public to voice their opinions and serves as a window through which PSM can disseminate more timely news. Since the establishment of PSM, the state media has made revolutionary progress in the sector. While services, which were never before provided by the state media, have now been introduced, existing services have been improved significantly. PSM has been working tirelessly to ensure that its products get the approval of the masses.
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President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayyoom enacted the Public Service Media Act on April 28, 2015. With this, the state media came under the umbrella of Public Service Media. The seven member Governing Board now oversees five TV channels in addition to Television Maldives (TVM). Other than, PSM News, PSM now oversees Majlis TV, which airs content related to parliament and parliament proceedings; Yes TV, targeting youth and sports; Munnaaru TV, for religious enlightenment; and Maldives TV, a joint effort with Ministry of Tourism for marketing Maldives as a tourist destination. In addition to the then existing radio channels Dhivehiraajjeyge Adu and Dhivehi FM, PSM now boasts ownership of Dheenuge Adu, a radio channel focused on religious information. PSM has also ventured into print media for the first time with the establishment of weekly magazine 'Maldheeb' and since January 1, 2017 PSM has been publishing a daily e-newsletter 'Maldheeb Daily' to send news to diplomats. Maldives Media Institute has been established by PSM in order to develop human resources in the field. The institute is affiliated with Limkokwing University of Creative Technology.
For MediaNet customers PSM News is on channel 702. PSM news is also available via satellite to the while country. The channel's content includes hourly news bulletins, interviews and documentaries in addition to live events, live coverages of important incidents and in-depth analyses of important news and current affairs.