People
Kevin Harris to exit WETA’s executive staff
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Harris, who has been VP and TV station manager, is returning to a consulting role.
Programs/Content
PBS program chief shares strategies for ‘building bridge’ to younger, more diverse audiences
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“This is one of the biggest challenges I’m facing with my colleagues at PBS,” Perry Simon told TechCon attendees, “but we’re committed to it.”
Tech
PBS unveils streaming-video apps for Samsung TVs
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Funds from the electronics company backed development of apps customized for its Tizen platform.
History of public media
Our timeline chronicles the premieres, scandals and scuffles that made public media what it is today
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From Guglielmo Marconi to Jarl Mohn, dive into our multimedia roundup of public media’s milestones and lesser-known escapades.
About Current
Introducing a new way to ‘keep Current’
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Beginning with our May 7 print edition, subscribers can read digital versions of our newspaper coverage.
Tech
Planners of universal sign-in for pubmedia platforms see benefits in understanding audience
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A working group convened by CPB has endorsed a systemwide approach to user management, with the goal of enabling products and services to build loyalty and boost financial support.
System/Policy
Public TV begins counting ‘invisible audiences’ for education content
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Stations reach millions of people through off-air services such as parenting workshops but lack a common approach for measuring their reach and impact.
Awards
PBS honors station leaders, PRNDI names Editor of the Year, and more awards in public media
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Allen Weatherly, former executive director of Arkansas Educational Television Network, was honored posthumously with the Daniel K. Miller PBS Station Leadership Award.
System/Policy
How key committee members in Congress have voted on pubmedia funding
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Past votes may indicate how legislators weighing in on CPB’s appropriation will address the White House’s proposed end to federal funding.