Tag: Interconnection
Opinion: Clinging to distribution is costing NPR a chance to focus on its strengths
By seeking a restraining order, NPR has doubled down on the status quo, caused significant expenditure of resources and put key relationships ...House Appropriations Committee takes next step in zeroing out pubmedia funding for FY27
President Biden has proposed upping CPB’s FY27 appropriation to $595 million.House subcommittee proposes zeroing out pubmedia funding for FY27
President Biden has proposed upping CPB’s FY27 appropriation to $595 million.Biden recommends $595M in FY27 funding for public broadcasting
If approved, the appropriation would be a record sum for CPB.Senate Appropriations Committee recommends continued CPB funding in FY26
The recommendation follows a House subcommittee’s proposal earlier this month to zero out public media funding.PBS ends employee loans flagged by CPB as Communications Act violations
The broadcaster also addressed problems with open meetings and grant reporting highlighted in a CPB audit.Programmers work to free PBS’ back catalog from lockdown
Some stations have been surprised to learn that snags with usage windows are blocking their access to previously aired shows.PBS Board adopts tiered pricing model for top sponsorships
The board also heard that PBS' old non–real-time satellite transponder will be turned off Jan. 2.Public TV begins transition to new interconnection system
Proponents say the system designed to move content from expensive satellite transponders to a terrestrial fiber-based system will be cheaper and more ...Public media again in bull’s-eye in president’s FY19 plans
CPB would get only $15.5 million next year and $15 million in 2020 to shut itself down.Senate committee gives CPB full funding, $20M for interconnection
Both the House and Senate Appropriation panels defied the president on CPB funding.House committee backs funds for Ready To Learn, passes over interconnection
The committee recommends $25.7 million for the public TV early literacy project.House Appropriations Committee recommends $445M for CPB in 2020
The bill does not include funding for public broadcasting’s interconnection project or public TV’s Ready To Learn.PBS interconnect moves forward amid technological change, political turmoil
“We’re working on a different model from the old broadcast world,” said PBS’s chief technology officer.WGBH to partner with joint master control in Florida
“We decided to partner instead of compete,” said Ben Godley, c.o.o. of WGBH in Boston.
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