Programs/Content
BBC crafts module to take advantage of NPR clock changes
Responding to an opening created by changes to the clock for NPR’s Morning Edition, the BBC is rolling out a 90-second news module for insertion ...PBS weighs balance between free, premium access for launch of Plus
PBS is preparing for a pilot run of Membership Video on Demand, a premium service for station contributors, under the new name ...Faith in the Big House documents role of evangelical ministry in prisons
The Louisiana Public Broadcasting documentary focuses on five prisoners as their lives are changed by religious conversion.Current’s annual survey of productions in the works for public TV
More than 100 films are underway, soon to take viewers from sea to sky and everywhere in between.Jazz Ambassadors revisits time when Cold War diplomacy got hip
It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing — and a handy role in a Cold War propaganda campaign. In ...Director Stanley Nelson leads history trilogy with documentary on Black Panthers
The film will be the first in a three-part series about pivotal moments in African-American history.Show goes on for Q as allegations against Ghomeshi mount
U.S. stations are holding onto the program while the CBC searches for a permanent replacement for the fired host.Downton popularity, Sprout sale contribute to $30.7 million budget surplus for PBS
PBS is once again enjoying a budget surplus, thanks in part to the continuing success of Masterpiece’s hit British costume drama Downton Abbey. PBS Chief ...WNET, PBS Digital Studios team up for new YouTube series
PBS Digital Studios is commissioning the digital media unit at New York’s WNET to produce 40 episodes for two new YouTube series, ...Clash over Poirot rights caps growing tensions between PBS, Acorn
Acorn TV, the upstart streaming service specializing in British television, is still a tiny operation, with about 115,000 paid subscribers. Nonetheless, its ...MacArthur Foundation doles out $2 million in grants to documentary filmmakers
At least three filmmakers affiliated with public media will receive part of $2 million in grants for documentaries announced today by the ...Success in sharing arts content inspires new programming co-ops for public TV
Public TV stations are starting two new programming co-ops modeled after the Arts and Culture Major Market Group project, which gathers and ...This American Life story prompts $5M lawsuit over 1994 false confession
A This American Life story may help a woman prove that Washington, D.C., police violated her civil rights when a detective obtained a false confession ...Eight, Arizona PBS Nerd Walk inspires other community engagement events
For participants in these stations' events, being a nerd is a source of pride.NPR podcast on Latino culture crosses over to radio
An NPR podcast hatched from a friendship four years ago took a step in its evolution earlier this month, becoming a weekly ...
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