Development
Nine pubcasters receive $100,000 Press Forward grants
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The funding initiative awarded a total of $20 million to 205 news outlets.
September CDP Index highlights sluggish summer for pubmedia donors, revenue
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The June through August 2024 period was, at best, sluggish for station fundraising across several key performance indicators compared to the same period in 2023.
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Tech
Grant will fund study of driverless cars’ possible impact on public media
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As the technology comes closer to adoption, a team of public media colleagues wants to ensure the system is getting ready.
System/Policy
Survey of station equipment finds public TV lacks capital for upgrades
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Costs of equipment replacement are projected to reach $256 million by 2019, as aging transmitters reach their end of life.
System/Policy
Pubcasters praise two FCC votes affecting noncommercial stations
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Pubcasters were spared from providing certain details about board members and excluded from new rules governing on-air fundraising for other nonprofits.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #93: Where will all the spectrum auction money go?
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The billions that noncommercial stations won isn’t enough to transform the entire public media system, but it will absolutely transform the handful of stations lucky enough to have held valuable spectrum in crowded markets.
System/Policy
KCSM licensee and spectrum speculator trade lawsuits over failed FCC auction bid
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An error disqualified the California station from the auction.
Tech
Attendees at PBS TechCon hear details of ATSC standard’s promise
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The interactive components of ATSC 3.0 allow for better audience measurement and interactivity, which could include delivering customized programming exclusively to members.
Programs/Content
‘Washington Week’ picks Ifill successor
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With “Washington Post” reporter Robert Costa on board, WETA continues its search for a “PBS NewsHour” co-host.
Programs/Content
American Archive enlists public in fixing transcripts with correction game
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FIX IT asks players to correct transcripts as they compare them to the original audio.
System/Policy
Vermont budget squeeze imperils public TV support
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The House trimmed Vermont PBS’ line item to just $1.
Tech
PBS leaders open busy TechCon in Vegas
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PBS expanded the TechCon agenda beyond traditional engineering this year to include tracks on content and engagement, development, marketing and digital infrastructure.