System/Policy
KCET in Los Angeles, noncom satellite Link TV announce merger
KCET, the Los Angeles public TV station that split from PBS nearly two years ago, is merging with Link TV, the noncommercial ...Pair pursue plans to mount Million Muppet March on National Mall
Two pubcasting fans in different cities who separately conceived plans for a “Million Muppet March” (later renamed Million Puppet March) in support ...Houston stations merge media in bid to boost local content
Add Houston Public Media to the list of pubcasters that are converging radio, TV and online production to increase local programming, attract ...‘Status quo’ no longer feasible for Delmarva’s local stations
An analysis recommends that the Salisbury University Foundation negotiate with another pubcaster to operate its two Delmarva Public Radio outlets as music ...Big Bird, Jim Lehrer have viewers atwitter during and after presidential debate
Public broadcasting became a trending topic during and after Wednesday night’s presidential debate, as GOP nominee Mitt Romney repeated his pledge to ...PRC recommends format switch for Delmarva Public Radio
A consultant’s report released Thursday afternoon recommends that the Salisbury University Foundation negotiate a deal with another public broadcaster to operate both ...Outside consultant says WDET fundraising spots weren’t unethical
Pitch spots requesting donations for an audio preservation project at Detroit’s WDET did not violate fundraising ethics, according to an accredited fundraising ...Pubcasters warned to up their advocacy on Capitol Hill
Efforts to build political support for continued federal funding of public broadcasting have gained little or no traction on Capitol Hill, a ...NPR budget for 2013 projects $5 million deficit
The 2013 budget approved by the NPR Board Sept. 14 projects a $5.1 million operating deficit, with expenses adding up to $185.5 ...Key GOP lawmaker to CPB: Pubcasting needs a new pitch on Capitol Hill
House Republican Don Young, the 39-year veteran representative from Alaska’s at-large district and a longtime backer of public broadcasting, told the Corporation ...CPB report to Capitol Hill countering “continued and pervasive” opposition to federal funding
CPB’s financial analysis on alternative funding sources for public broadcasting, prepared by consultants at Booz & Co. and delivered to Congress in ...Jefferson Public Radio’s deal with university splits radio from real estate
A new agreement between Southern Oregon University and Jefferson Public Radio settles the months-long dispute between the two parties over control of ...Closure, finally, in sale of Palm Beach pubTV station
Eight years after the “For Sale” sign first went up on WXEL-TV/FM, the transaction resolving the future of pubcasting in Florida’s affluent ...NHPTV pairs with WGBH to bolster its program line-up
After discussions lasting nearly a year, New Hampshire Public Television and Boston’s WGBH have hammered out a collaboration to coordinate program schedules ...Embattled Pacifica director to exit immediately
The financially troubled Pacifica Foundation has new interim leadership following an Aug. 16 vote by its national board to immediately replace Executive ...
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