Tech
Start the presses: WHYY releases “print edition” of NewsWorks web site
To promote its online local news platform NewsWorks, Philadelphia’s WHYY developed an unconventional campaign mimicking over-the-top advertising techniques and the limitations of ...NPR tweaks Composer 2.0 software for classical stations
NPR Digital has altered the latest version of its Composer software used by stations for tracking playlists and scheduling programs. Composer 2.0, ...Public TV connects to feds’ new emergency alert system
A $56.8 million technology project equipping public television stations to help deliver geo-targeted emergency messages to mobile devices has reached an important ...Knell’s departure stalls discussions about expanding NPR’s Code Switch
Talks between NPR and CPB about expanding the network’s Code Switch to a local and regional level are on hold as NPR ...Technical hurdles, unknown costs loom in spectrum repacking
As the FCC prepares to reshuffle the layout of the nation’s television spectrum for the repacking process, public broadcasters are girding for ...Frontline teams with PRX to develop iPad app
WGBH's long-running documentary program is partnering with the Public Radio Exchange to develop a free app for iPad users.Indiana pubmedia stations to connect via high-speed fiber network
A state-operated fiber network will soon link all Indiana pubcasters for the first time. Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations (IPBS), a consortium of nine ...FOIA Machine, backed by CIR, makes it big on Kickstarter
A Kickstarter campaign has given a boost to FOIA Machine, a project from employees of the nonprofit Center for Investigative Reporting that ...PBS NewsHour website redesign to integrate upcoming weekend program
In addition to launching a weekend edition of the PBS NewsHour, New York’s WNET has secured a contract to create an integrated website for ...Court rejects broadcasters’ appeal to block Aereo
Aereo, the startup service that allows subscribers to view and record television broadcast programs via the Internet, won another legal victory on ...Public media stations rethink and repurpose content for tablet users
As consumer use of tablet devices continues to rise, more public media stations are moving onto the platform with supplementary content and ...PRX Remix app comes to mobile devices
Public Radio Exchange is porting its popular PRX Remix program stream to yet another platform as an app for iPhones and Android ...Transom, Curious City to develop new technology tools with Knight aid
Each grantee will receive up to $50,000 to support the creation of experimental tools intended to improve storytelling and reportingArizona PBS installing seven rural translators
Arizona PBS in Phoenix is bringing seven new digital translators online between June 24 and late September, extending its service to rural ...National Datacast closing ‘substantial portion’ of operations
National Datacast Inc., which since 1988 has leased data-transmission space to commercial clients on participating public television stations’ analog channels, is closing ...
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