Programs/Content
‘American Masters’ pursues Latino audiences with events, social media efforts
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The push centered on a documentary about influential photographer Pedro E. Guerrero.
Development
PBS Passport serves up on-demand content for public TV’s members
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PBS execs hope the new service will entice younger viewers to watch more public TV programs and become members.
Programs/Content
U.S. public media steps up at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
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The festival has become increasingly important for U.S.–based public media.
System/Policy
House approves education bill that would reauthorize Ready To Learn
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The Senate is expected to vote on the legislation Monday.
Programs/Content
PBS Kids underwriting changes provide more space for sponsor messages
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The updated policy will create new opportunities for delivering promotional messages online.
Programs/Content
New Henry Louis Gates Jr. documentary focuses on history of African-Americans since MLK
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The documentary will air in April 2016.
Programs/Content
Series of TED Talks in New York will air on PBS next year
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Animation and other films will also be part of the event and broadcast.
Programs/Content
Historical details set bar for ‘Mercy Street,’ a rare American drama on PBS
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Of the scripted series on TV this season, it’s unlikely that any come close to the demanding standards of historical authenticity found in Mercy Street.
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.
Development
Lubinsky’s pledge shows may mine nostalgia, but the ‘content connects’
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As the creator, producer and host of specials that are virtually synonymous with public TV pledge drives, Lubinsky is among public TV’s most successful fundraising producers.
Development
Rolling back transactional pledge requires focus on off-air strategies
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The specialized genre of pledge-drive programming has become a mixed blessing for public television.
Gwen Ifill
‘America After Charleston’ shapes model for next-generation town hall
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The televised town hall about race that aired Sept. 21 boasted a social media and digital campaign that was one of PBS’s most dynamic.
System/Policy
CPB, TPT receive Ready To Learn grants as budget fight looms
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The Department of Education awarded $25.5 million in grants in the latest round of RTL funding.
Programs/Content
‘Nova’ streams documentary revealing major scientific discovery
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In a first for PBS, an entire Nova episode is premiering online Thursday to coincide with an important scientific announcement.
Programs/Content
Detroit Public TV expands niche programming with National Book Festival coverage
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Book View Now will provide live coverage of the event in Washington, D.C., this weekend.
Programs/Content
Sesame Workshop–HBO deal sparks soul-searching among public broadcasters
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“It seems to me there is something depressing about all this,” lamented PBS’s ombudsman.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #32: The future of children’s public television
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Thoughts on the Sesame Street news, and an encore interview with PBS Vice President for Children’s Programming Linda Simensky.
Documentaries on PBS
Makers, subjects of PBS’s indie docs bring diversity to public TV, study finds
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The study’s authors argued that films such as God Loves Uganda are central to public TV’s mission.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #30: Mike Pesca on life after NPR
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“I loved NPR, I still do. I kind of love it for its flaws, as well.”