System/Policy
Stanley Nelson, John Oliver among WGA members petitioning stations for fair freelancer contracts
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The petition accuses GBH, WNET Group and PBS SoCal of delaying their response to the union’s demands.
The potential of AI voices: transforming news delivery and engagement
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With advancements from OpenAI and Meta, newsrooms may adapt and build new features to enhance the reader and listener experience.
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The U.S. public wants more news coverage of climate change, surveys find
As hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and heat waves have intensified over the past decade, public concern about climate change has grown dramatically. Today, 65% of the U.S. public is worried about the issue, up from 52% a decade ago, according to nationally representative surveys conducted by scientists at Yale University and George Mason University.
System/Policy
KPLU launches $7 million campaign to survive as independent station
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The station has only six months to raise the funds.
Programs/Content
Study will examine future of classical music in pubmedia
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Led by the Station Resource Group, the project aims to help stations grow audience and navigate their digital futures.
System/Policy
A ‘racing form’ for the FCC spectrum auction
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Learn whether your station or others in your market could be “winners.”
Tech
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.
Quick Takes
Detroit Public TV and WKAR-TV to announce partnership
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The development will “impact public television across the state.”
System/Policy
Consultant’s report favors cloud-based system for new public TV interconnection
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There is considerable urgency for public TV’s leadership to address the issues raised in the report.
Downton Abbey
On-demand programs prove alluring to PBS station members
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Since PBS’s Passport service launched last month, more than 30,000 members have signed up to watch Downton Abbey and other marquee offerings.
Programs/Content
‘Snap Judgment’ to develop television show
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The show will include animation, short stories and live storytelling.
Quick Takes
PRSS will reduce audio levels a year after initial proposed date
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What was initially billed as a “temporary” level boost ended up lasting nearly three years.
People
NPR appoints new programming VP
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Anya Grundmann takes over after filling in on an interim basis since May.