Month: July 2010
PBS to partner on upcoming package of Documentaries On-Demand
Documentaries On-Demand, featuring PBS programming, will begin this autumn, reports Multichannel News. It’s a partnership with content distributor Gravitas Ventures. The package ...Nigerian Sesame Street to feature Muppet with HIV
An HIV-positive Muppet will be a co-host of the new Nigerian Sesame Street, reports the international entertainment news site C21Media.com. The show ...Meanwhile, in France . . .
In international pubcasting news, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has selected a new head of France’s pubTV network — after changing a law ...Pennsylvania’s WVIA turns around budget after 18 percent state cut
After losing 18 percent of its budget in state funding cuts last year, WVIA in Pittston, Pa., ended its fiscal year ...Panel to weigh state spinoff of NJN
The governor says the state can’t afford New Jersey Network anymore. NJN’s leaders say it would do better as a nonprofit anyway. ...Dish Network sues FCC over noncom HD carriage mandate
Dish Network is suing the Federal Communication Commission over the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act, which requires the satTV provider to ...Growing multicast channels may be big factor in PBS ratings mystery
Stirrings of audience life in multicast channels may the big reason why the national Nielsen ratings acquired by PBS have been rising ...Vocalo cuts five jobs, will emphasize building the broadcast
To advance Vocalo, its radio/web experiment in reaching a younger, more diverse audience, Chicago Public Media (formerly Chicago Public Radio) said Friday ...RTDNA national Murrow Awards for 2009
NPR won four national Edward R. Murrow Awards in latest RTDNA contest honoring excellence in electronic journalism. Top winners among the 14 ...Creative Arts Daytime Emmy Awards for 2009
Public TV cleaned up at the Creative Arts Daytime Emmy Awards June 25 PBS and American Public Television, as distributors, had 16 ...Police officer hit her during May Day violence, pubradio reporter testifies
A pubradio reporter testified Wednesday (June 30) about being hit by a police officer during a violent May Day event three years ...OETA dismisses three on-air news staffers due to state budget cuts
Oklahoma Educational Television Authority has dropped three longtime on-air news personalities due to state budget cuts, reports the Oklahoman. News anchors Gerry Bonds ...