System/Policy
Upside to digital acquisitions: reaching audiences where they are
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Stations have found that monetizing their local news sites takes experimentation and “a lot of learning.”
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Stations have found that monetizing their local news sites takes experimentation and “a lot of learning.”
“The Splendid Table” airs on more than 400 public radio stations.
U.S. Postal Service delays caused year-end fundraising mail to arrive late and created customer-service issues at stations.
Downturns were substantial last year, but stations have attracted new clients and are hopeful for the return of top clients.
The San Bernardino Community College District said that the local community won’t lose access to NPR and PBS.
Downing joined PBS Distribution in 2009 after holding top roles at PBS and Discovery Communications.
The national program will help 30 students make science videos about topics of their choice.
“The ways we embrace change and respond to the unknown will define us,” writes Patricia “Patty” Cahill, former CPB director and retired GM of KCUR.
“Clearly, this is an extraordinary result for PBS at this stage of the year,” said CFO Tom Tardivo.
Nielsen data shows that listeners are finding the programming on NPR News stations more important in their lives than ever, and by extension, more worthy of support.
CPB estimates that total losses to the public media system due to the pandemic could approach $400 million.
“We were most focused on reflecting the fact that what we’re building and operating are shared infrastructure platforms that are meant to serve the entire broadcast industry,” said President Erik Langner.