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Not just about the money: Public radio veterans drawn to creative freedoms of podcasting
Podcasts with public radio connections dominate iTunes podcast charts, so it’s no wonder that podcasting companies are snapping up talented producers who ...NPR aims to raise profile of its podcasts with new directory
NPR has a revamped, mobile-friendly hub for podcasts. But it isn't done improving its podcast technology.To boost income, podcasters look to partnerships, native ads and listeners
Podcasters are creating business plans that are hybrids of unapologetically advertiser-based funding and direct listener support raised via crowdfunding, which in some ...Louisiana network launches online archive of historic video
A new digital archive co-created by Louisiana Public Broadcasting contains more than 500 hours of streamable online video, including civil-rights era broadcasts, ...How to pick theme music for your show, and how not to
The art of radio and TV theme music and how to improve it.The Pub, Episode 3: Podcasting tests definition of public media, Indiana governor does too
PRX CEO Jake Shapiro says “the definition of public media . . . has to be stretched.”Programmers’ APT Marketplace choices include Aussie romantic drama and MST3K
Popular programs included A Place to Call Home, a 13-part series set in 1953 in rough and rural Australia — sort of an updated ...KUT preps ambitious newsmag ‘Texas Standard’
Inside a new hourlong weekday newsmag from the Austin, Texas, broadcaster.KCRW receives $1 million grant for new reporting series
The new series will cover disadvantaged and marginalized residents in Los Angeles.The Pub, Episode 2: Paycheck journalism, the demise of History Detectives, and what makes good theme music
A tattoo expert argues that media outlets should pay sources for their time and knowledge. This week on our podcast, The Pub.Filmmakers push for common carriage at first stop in public TV ‘listening tour’
The discussion was friendly, but emotions ran high as filmmakers and public TV executives examined their often stormy relationship.Pipeline addendum: more public TV productions in the works for 2015
This list supplements Current’s Pipeline 2015, published in November 2014 and based on responses to our annual survey of public TV producers. Programs ...Storify: PBS, indie filmmakers hold first “listening tour” event in San Francisco
Tweets from the Jan. 17 meeting at the San Francisco Public Library.Slate of upcoming PBS shows includes specials on Vietnam War, American music
Masterpiece's "Poldark," which premieres in June, might also enjoy additional seasons on the network.PBS joins BBC, BBC Worldwide in co-production deal
PBS President Paula Kerger announced the deal Monday at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif.
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