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Patent office knocks down key claims against podcasters
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office dealt a legal blow Friday to Personal Audio LLC, the patent-holding company that claims to have invented podcasting technology.Emergency management services bolster case for state funding to pubcasters
Public broadcasters are increasingly using their contributions to emergency management when making the case for state funding.Weekly roundup: Norman Lear vs. PBS, funding strategies and more
Plus a video to give you vertigo.
Knight Foundation study finds uneven growth among news nonprofits
“Nonprofit news organizations offer the potential to become part of the bedrock of a strong local news and information ecosystem,” the report said.The Pub #13: WNET stands by documentary rescheduling; why public media unions are spreading
WNET and PBS officials recently concluded a “listening tour” to hear the concerns of documentarians. Did it change their outlook?New WGBH series puts local spin on musical reality shows
Choirs, not soloists, are stars of Sing That Thing! at a time when group singing has become a prominent American pastime.
Bill Deputy, former NPR audio engineer, dies at 58
“He understood how sound can create pictures — pictures as vivid as any painting, as clear as any photo.”Letter: Article overlooked contributions of a "visionary" TV producer
A colleague remembers David Loxton, founding director of the TV Lab at New York’s WNET.How Ric Burns stepped out of his comfort zone and into Ballet Theatre
With a new American Masters documentary in the wings, the filmmaker says he prefers to let his projects find him.PBS MediaShift getting into journalism training with DigitalEd
PBS MediaShift is launching a series of journalism training sessions this month.Thanks to INN and Project Largo, a new look for Current
Our new design is easier to read and navigate, with a much improved look on your mobile device.Downton Abbey creator will receive special Emmy, and more awards in public media
The Founders Award recognizes the creator of an outstanding and popular program.For doc funders, broadcast on public TV remains key
Foundation funders have plenty at stake in PBS’s pending decisions about scheduling and promoting independent films.Sesame Workshop hires three and promotes one in executive restructuring
Although there will be no rank-and-file layoffs, several executive positions will be eliminated.PodScanning: A longtime indie producer starts a podcast
Scott Carrier has a new podcast, plus podcasting news in public media.
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