A bill approved last week by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s government aims to cut public broadcasters’ funding by about 15% next year. Workers, opposition parties and media watchdogs warn the move could expose public broadcasters to political pressure, though the government says editorial independence will remain protected. Some broadcasts were delayed by one minute and online services limited. Protesters also invoked Hungary and Slovakia, where critics say the independence of public media has been undermined in recent years. In Hungary, recently appointed Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s Tisza party has submitted a bill aimed at dismantling the system built under Viktor Orbán and restoring independent public-service broadcasting.