Quick Takes
Most Writers Guild nods go to PBS; Frontline sweeps entire category
PBS has 15 Writers Guild of America nods — more than any other broadcast or cable TV channel — for outstanding achievement ...Viewers quiet on new NewsHour, PBS ombudsman says
Interestingly, PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler didn’t receive any comments from viewers on the revamped PBS NewsHour, he reports in his latest column ...Penn State pubcasting compiles films by student vets of Iraq War
Penn State Public Broadcasting has created an interesting web site filled with documentaries by student war veterans, “Back from Iraq: The Veterans’ ...In case you missed it . . .
Washington Week’s Gwen Ifill chatted with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show last night. One revelation: Pubcasters on her show “are seated ...CPB grants allow pubTV travel to more conferences
CPB has expanded the list of conferences for professional development small-station grants. Staffers at public TV stations receiving nonfed financial support of ...Let the research begin: Paragon retained for LA Public Media project
Radio Bilingüe has retained Denver-based Paragon Media Strategies to conduct research for its LA Public Media Project, a multiplatform service aimed at ...New NewsHour kicks off YouTube channel
The PBS NewsHour, which relaunched its revamped show and web presence on Dec. 7, is starting a “major new initiative” on YouTube, ...Congress committee passes omnibus; 8.1 percent more for pubcasting over last year
A House and Senate conference committee has approved a package of six unfinished fiscal 2010 spending bills, including funding for CPB and ...Alvarado exits CPB for American Public Media
Joaquin Alvarado, senior v.p. of diversity and innovation at CPB since June, has resigned to take a similar position at American Public ...Pubcasters to speak on “Kids @ Play”
Participants at the upcoming “Kids @ Play” include Susan Zelman, education s.v.p. at CPB; Rob Lippincott, education s.v.p at PBS; and Terry ...More on Liasson’s Fox News appearances
NPR Executive Editor Dick Meyer denies any connection between his request that political correspondent Mara Liasson reconsider her appearances on the Fox ...Sesame gets into the eBook business
SesameWorkshop today announced its first eBooks for Sesame Street. Several are now online for free, with more titles available for purchase in ...More choices for mobile NPR fans
NPR is expanding its mobile offerings with two services unveiled today: a redesigned and expanded NPR Mobile Web service for users of ...Business reporting Emmys go to Frontline and NewsHour
PBS received two Emmys for Business and Financial Reporting at ceremonies today in New York City. The awards recognize eight categories of ...Sesame Workshop, Hasbro join forces
Sesame Workshop and Mattel are ending their long marketing relationship in January, reports Broadcasting & Cable. The Workshop has inked a 10-year ...
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