review of public service broadcasting around the world september 2004 copyright mckinsey & company 1 this document summarises a conducted by and in spring support ofcom s psb it is two sections first describes patterns observed in12 western industrialised countries second offers some observations on their implications for uk detailed exhibits follow are referenced text our based desk research interviews together with statistical analysis quantity domestically produced content that broadcast programming viewed genres 2 we have not attempted to judge nature or quality beyond broad genre classification international revealed six interesting programmes similarly prominent most examined although an outlier similar number hours across all majority 34 44 outliers at 58