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The PBS president told an audience at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour to “stay tuned” for possible announcements involving Sling TV and YouTube TV.
TV stations are now required to renew satellite carriage requests every three years.
The FCC must set reimbursement rules for translators and FM stations by March 23.
PBS signed a 15-year lease on the property, located about a half-mile to the north of its current offices.
The board also heard that PBS’ old non–real-time satellite transponder will be turned off Jan. 2.
The proposed revisions to the Program Differentiation Plan are the first major update since 1995.
“We’re making changes so that you’ll still love it,” says Marsha Bemko, EP of PBS’ most popular ongoing prime-time series.
Fourteen public television stations will each get $175,000.
“Extending our brand into the location-based entertainment space offers new possibilities for connecting with our audience through learning and exploration,” said a PBS executive.