Tag: PBS
PBS taps Ford Foundation executive as next chief operating officer
Barzilay replaces Michael Jones, c.o.o. since 2009, who stepped aside into an executive advisory role in September 2014.PBS taps ‘serious journalist’ to elevate public affairs as v.p. of news
Marie Nelson arrives at PBS a time of transition and challenges.New York’s WNET delays plans to move documentary showcases out of primetime
New York’s WNET is reversing its decision — at least temporarily — to shift independent documentaries from primetime on its main channel ...The most noteworthy pubmedia news of 2014
We asked our reporters to reflect on a year's worth of trends, events and change in public media. Here's what stuck with ...New York’s WNET to pull documentary showcases from Monday nights on main channel
The station later delayed its plans.Monday roundup: Minn. station settles over tower collapse; a good news director is hard to ...
Plus: Jacobs talks radio trends, and Wolf Hall keeps the codpieces small.Friday roundup: Frontline tries out virtual reality; Gerdeman talks development trends
Plus: MoJo's nonprofit mojo, and Judy Woodruff's biscuits.New York Times hires Kinsey Wilson, 14 pubTV execs work on CSGs, and other comings and goings ...
In February, Kinsey Wilson will move into a newly created position at the Times, editor for innovation and strategy.John McKinley dies at 66; former PBS staffer recalled by friends as iconoclast
John McKinley, an early employee of PBS who went on to produce a TV version of Mountain Stage, died of congestive heart failure Nov. ...PBS to share coverage of major book fair with online viewers
The coverage from the Miami Book Fair International will stream live on PBS.org, member station websites and WorldChannel.org.PBS to test whether core series can bring in pledge dollars
PBS has set the lineup for an upcoming fundraising test that will use a full week’s schedule of first-run National Program Service ...Fundraising groups focused on public TV shows expand to bring stations under tent
Four specialized charities cultivating big donations to benefit some of PBS’s most popular programs are gaining traction in the crowded and competitive ...PBS weighs balance between free, premium access for launch of Plus
PBS is preparing for a pilot run of Membership Video on Demand, a premium service for station contributors, under the new name ...Downton, Roosevelts help boost PBS to fifth in ratings
PBS finished the 2013-14 broadcast season in fifth place among broadcast and cable networks, up from eighth the previous season and 11th ...Downton popularity, Sprout sale contribute to $30.7 million budget surplus for PBS
PBS is once again enjoying a budget surplus, thanks in part to the continuing success of Masterpiece’s hit British costume drama Downton Abbey. PBS Chief ...
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