Programs/Content
‘Downton’ trio join up for first ‘Masterpiece’ feature film
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The film will air on PBS stations after a limited theatrical release.
Programs/Content
Press tour brings questions about federal funding, panel on ‘Vietnam’ soundtrack
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PBS President Paula Kerger assures critics that stations are communicating with members of Congress about the importance of CPB funding.
Programs/Content
New royal drama seen as ‘golden opportunity’ to build on success of ‘Downton’
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The series shares some elements in common with Downton but is based on historical events.
Awards
With Smith’s latest Emmy for ‘Downton,’ hit series leads PBS’s prime-time standouts
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Another “Masterpiece” break-out, “Sherlock: The Abominable Bride,” won for best television movie.
People
Eaton on post-‘Downton’ life: ‘It’s very hard for me to resist challenges’
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Eaton has been at the helm of the PBS strand for 31 years of its 45-season history.
Programs/Content
Podcasts tied to TV shows pave way for larger strategy at WGBH
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Podcasts such as Masterpiece Studio and Antiques Roadshow have given WGBH “a running start” in pushing into the medium.
Quick Takes
Now hear this: Audible is underwriting ‘Masterpiece’
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Audible, which sells and produces audio books and spoken-word programming, steps into the spot vacated by designer Ralph Lauren.
Programs/Content
‘Sherlock’ special to hit movie theaters soon after airing on PBS, BBC
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The Abominable Bride will air on the same day in the U.S. and U.K., a first for Masterpiece.
Television programs
Masterpiece revives literary tradition with Wolf Hall, a complex tale of Thomas Cromwell’s rise
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This miniseries is no Downton Abbey — heads are rolled, not pie dough.