Quick Takes
Ramsey on diaries vs. PPM, from the ad buyer’s POV
On his blog, media strategist Mark Ramsey argues that the old Arbitron diaries were better at showing which stations a listener actually ...Hawaii, Detroit stations win EDGE Awards; Stevens gets advocacy honor from APTS
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Association of Public Television Stations today (Feb. 27) presented two EDGE Awards (Excellence in Digital Transition, Groundbreaking Partnerships ...Rosen gives thumbs-up to NPR’s new ethics handbook
Media critic Jay Rosen takes a look at NPR’s new ethics handbook, released last week, and likes what he sees, particularly the ...APTS trustees approve new membership dues formula based on CSG
ARLINGTON, Va. – After holding membership dues flat for several years because of the recession, and researching numerous possible revamps of dues ...“Downton” Emmy category switch may prompt “TV awards smackdown”
The hit Edwardian costume drama Downton Abbey from Masterpiece Classic is switching Emmy categories from mini-series to drama, “thereby setting up a fierce TV awards smackdown,” ...At NPR, Wilson promoted to chief content officer, Low Smith to senior news v.p.
NPR President Gary Knell has restructured the news organization’s top ranks, elevating digital chief Kinsey Wilson to executive v.p. and chief content ...Oscar nominee “If a Tree Falls” now streaming on P.O.V. website
The full-length Academy Award-nominated documentary If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, which premiered on P.O.V. last year, is now streaming ...Some 5.4 million viewers watched “Downton” finale, PBS says
Ratings for the Season 2 finale of Downton Abbey on Masterpiece Classic are in, and the Feb. 19 episode scored the highest numbers for a PBS ...This Keillor-hosted fundraiser isn’t helping public radio
Prairie Home Companion host Garrison Keillor has never tried to hide his liberal political leanings, but his decision to host a private ...NETA, Coca-Cola Bottlers partnering on insurance for pubcasting stations
The National Educational Telecommunications Association today (Feb. 23) announced that it is offering group health insurance coverage plans to pubcasters, a project ...Final choices set for U.S. pubmedia selections to INPUT in Sydney
Official selections have been finalized for the United States public broadcasting content to be screened at INPUT, the annual weeklong international public ...PBS’s first Online Film Festival premiering on Feb. 27
PBS kicks off its first-ever Online Film Festival on Feb. 27, showcasing 20 short pubmedia films from PBS.org and YouTube over five ...Asendio resigned over ethics dispute with WAMU brass
Jim Asendio’s sudden departure as news director of WAMU in Washington, D.C., was triggered by an internal dispute over his reporters’ participation ...WFYI denies any link to TV production company approaching local nonprofits
WFYI in Indianapolis is warning local organizations that it has no ties to Vision Media Television, a Boca Raton, Fla.-based company that ...“Downton” helps PBS SoCal reach beyond typical PBS audience
The massive popularity of Downton Abbey on Masterpiece Classic “couldn’t have come at a better time” for KOCE, the new PBS primary station in the Los ...
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