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As NPR One draws younger audience, network aims to expand local presence
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Two-thirds of NPR member stations are now contributing.
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Move quickly to prepare for game-changing ATSC 3.0
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ATSC 3.0’s potential for significant impact on the business and delivery of television heralds an opportunity for TV broadcasters.
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ATSC 3.0 brings exciting capabilities, time-sensitive challenges
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Unlike all preceding television standards, this one will affect far more than television.
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PBS interconnect moves forward amid technological change, political turmoil
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“We’re working on a different model from the old broadcast world,” said PBS’s chief technology officer.
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NPR project will bring more program info to on-screen displays
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MetaPub will deliver richer metadata to radios, streaming listeners and smartphone apps.
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WGBH to partner with joint master control in Florida
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“We decided to partner instead of compete,” said Ben Godley, c.o.o. of WGBH in Boston.
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NPR website increases focus on stations, retires pop-up player
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The change is accompanied by new sponsorship opportunities on podcasts, on-demand audio and NPR One.
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Station avoids major harm from ransomware attack, but threat is real
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Infiltration of a broadcast server could prompt a total shutdown.
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Out of many, NPR One: The app that wants to be the ‘Netflix of listening’ gets more local
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A big update moves NPR One yet another step in the direction of becoming a one-stop shop for all audio content, from local newscasts to podcasts outside the NPR world.
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Familiar PBS characters appear in new coding app for kids
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With Ready To Learn funding, PBS is tackling computer science as a 21st-century skill for young children.
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Hearken raises $700,000 in seed funding
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The funding will help the company double its staff in the next year and develop new features.
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Smart Spectrum Summit explores broadcasting’s role in emergencies
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The Smart Spectrum Summit, the first of its kind, brought together public and commercial broadcasters, telecom policymakers, equipment manufacturers, digital technologists and other stakeholders.
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At debut, Audience Engine offers CRM and pledge-drive tools
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Creators of the open-source software call it “a new tool for media and democracy.”
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Dash Conference surveys prospects for radio’s future in the car
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Among public media outlets, NPR aims to thrive in the world of connected cars.
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In move to NPR, Public Media Platform gains “institutional heft”
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Founding members of the PMP will continue to advise on its development.
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New loudness standards released for streaming content
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The Audio Engineering Society has rolled out new recommendations for audio levels of streaming content.
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Nielsen tweaks measurement of radio audience amid hush-hush adoption of Voltair boxes
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A Nielsen Audio chief engineer tacitly acknowledged that the company’s PPM technology does not fully measure listening in noisy real-world environments.
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Pubcasters hope FAA rule changes will ease use of drones
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The high cost of pilot licenses are keeping use of the technology out of reach for most broadcasters.
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Five things public media can learn from Yik Yak, the most depressing college-oriented social media app
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If public media wants to serve college students better, it should think more about providing content in the places where college students actually are.
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Youth Radio partners with MIT program to create new app
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The app seeks to broaden Youth Radio’s audience and increase engagement with its stories.