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Barney

Ancillary revenue

What did Barney earn, and why didn’t PBS get more?

By Steve Behrens, Former Editor | March 6, 1995

Of all the facts, half-truths and distortions used by public broadcasting’s opponents in the ongoing contest to redefine the field’s public image, the Barney Billions seem the most enduring and damaging.

Programs/Content

Does public TV get a big enough piece of Barney?

By Karen Everhart, Managing Editor | October 4, 1993

While earning the adulation of the nation’s toddlers, the six-foot dinosaur with his own PBS show has received an adverse response from some adults, among whom Barney-bashing is now in vogue.