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On new website, Aereo lays out argument for favorable court ruling
Startup Internet TV service Aereo has launched a website to make its case to the public in advance of a U.S. Supreme Court hearing next week. The court’s ruling after Tuesday’s arguments could make or break the service, which allows subscribers to view and record television broadcast programs online. Broadcasters, including PBS and New York’s WNET, have sued Aereo, claiming the company is violating copyright law by converting broadcast signals to streaming video. Launched Thursday, Aereo’s website, ProtectMyAntenna.org, lays out the company’s case for why it should prevail and provides links to all court filings to date. The case before the Supreme Court, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.,Thursday roundup: Alleged plagiarism at KUNM; a spat over Pulitzers
Plus: Tilda Swinton spins tunes at KCRW, and a StoryCorps too hot for NPR.Pierre Capretz, French in Action creator, dies at 89
The Yale French professor based the WGBH soap-opera series off his own language-learning curriculum.
WFMU, Art21, L.A. Theatre Works among winners of NEA grants
The federal government awarded funds to transmedia projects as well as traditional broadcast programs.Deep cuts at CBC spare shows airing on U.S. public radio
Canada's public broadcasting network is eliminating 657 jobs after suffering cuts in federal funding and the loss of a broadcast license for National Hockey League games.Kantor joins American Masters; Lacy christens production house
A new executive producer is joining PBS’s biography series American Masters as the former e.p., show creator Susan Lacy, embarks on a new career as an independent filmmaker.
Some see decentralization as salve to Pacifica's fiscal, leadership woes
As Pacifica Radio marked its 65th anniversary of broadcasting, foundation and station leaders are talking publicly about governance reforms that involve “decentralizing” control of its five stations. Pacifica National Board Chair Margy Wilkinson, who is battling for control of the Foundation with former executive director Summer Reese, discussed the proposal April 9 on KPFK-FM, the Pacifica station in Los Angeles. “There are real governance issues,” Wilkinson said during an appearance on the KPFK show Truthdig. “I think the way the foundation is put together does not make for a very highly functioning organization.” Though she didn’t wade into specifics, Wilkinson called for “some decentralization and some greater autonomy at the local stations.”Wednesday roundup: INNovate Fund backs eight grantees; KQED hires Martin away from CPB
Plus: Hawaii Public Radio enjoys a pledge record, and Ken Burns recalls his early influences.Orman's ‘Financial Solutions’ boosts public TV's March pledge drive
Public television’s March pledge drive raised $46.7 million for 146 local stations, an increase of 19.3 percent from last year’s spring fundraiser.Professor cherry-picks pubTV archive for critique of education coverage
Occidental College professor Peter Dreier takes issue with PBS coverage of a 2010 education documentary, while advocating for a new doc being offered for pubTV distribution.Tuesday roundup: RadioLoveFest; Public Integrity's Pulitzer; digital education doc series
Plus: FiveThirtyEight crunches the numbers on Bob Ross, and noncom radio stations are on the rise.Warring Pacifica factions take up court battle as financial woes mount
The ongoing standoff over Pacifica’s leadership reached the California courts last week, opening what could become a protracted legal battle over the Pacifica Foundation board of directors’ decision to fire executive director Summer Reese. Reese, who has defied the board’s March 14 vote to fire her and taken up residence in Pacifica headquarters in Berkeley, filed a civil lawsuit in Alameda County, seeking a restraining order to reverse the board’s decision. During an April 9 hearing, Superior Court Judge Ioana Petrou denied the request by Reese and her supporters for a temporary restraining order on procedural grounds. Petrou will rule May 6 on Reese’s request for a temporary injunction to stay the board’s decision.Monday roundup: Questions about WGBH income; VPT legal fees
Plus: A Boston Marathon playlist, a professor accuses PBS of bias and Laura Poitras returns to the U.S.Futures Forum to showcase practices for assessing pubmedia impact
The Public Media Futures Forum, in collaboration with the Center for Investigative Reporting, will host “Understanding Impact,” a two-day discussion in Washington, D.C., April 17-18.Marketplace Money out, Marketplace Weekend in at APM
American Public Media is replacing its weekend personal finance show Marketplace Money with Marketplace Weekend, beginning June 28.
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