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WNET keeps indie docs on Monday nights, while PBS plans to boost promotion

By Dru Sefton Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | April 23, 2015

PBS will also reach out directly to public TV stations that don’t air independent film showcases at feed time.

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The Pub #13: WNET stands by documentary rescheduling; why public media unions are spreading

By Adam Ragusea Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | April 9, 2015

WNET and PBS officials recently concluded a “listening tour” to hear the concerns of documentarians. Did it change their outlook?

Documentaries

For doc funders, broadcast on public TV remains key

By Dru Sefton Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | April 6, 2015

Foundation funders have plenty at stake in PBS’s pending decisions about scheduling and promoting independent films.

Documentaries

Final listening tour event taps filmmakers for ideas

By Bill Stamets | March 27, 2015

Representatives from PBS spurred discussion about promotion, distribution and scheduling of independent films on public TV.

Television programs

Listening tour about documentaries on PBS brings debate to WNET’s hometown

By John Anderson | February 24, 2015

Any benefits from the town-hall-style “listening tour” that stopped here Monday courtesy of PBS and several other public media organizations were strictly therapeutic.

Television programs

WNET’s move to bolster viewing starts row over public TV’s mission

By John Anderson | February 20, 2015

A dustup between independent filmmakers and the New York City station has co-opted a national “listening tour.”

Television programs

Filmmakers, subjects testify to value of independent documentaries on PBS

By Dru Sefton Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | February 20, 2015

Testimonials from a wide variety of passionate speakers were followed by assurances from panelists that those voices were being heard.

Television programs

Filmmakers push for common carriage at first stop in public TV ‘listening tour’

By Douglas Cruickshank | January 21, 2015

The discussion was friendly, but emotions ran high as filmmakers and public TV executives examined their often stormy relationship.

Documentaries on PBS

PBS, WNET reopen talks with indies over scheduling of doc showcases

By Dru Sefton Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | January 12, 2015

The goal of the four-month listening tour is to develop a national strategy to raise the profile of independent films on public TV.

Television programs

New York’s WNET delays plans to move documentary showcases out of primetime

By Dru Sefton Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | December 23, 2014

New York’s WNET is reversing its decision — at least temporarily — to shift independent documentaries from primetime on its main channel to the secondary WLIW on Long Island, which reaches a far smaller audience.

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