Tag: PBS
Thursday roundup: PBS promotes execs; Code Switch crowdsources poetry
• PBS has promoted two of its programming execs. Michael Kelley, formerly v.p. of strategy and business affairs, ascends to s.v.p., programming and ...Wednesday roundup: NPR ads respond to voices; Knight backs development efforts
• NPR introduced voice recognition–enabled ads this week on its smartphone app in an attempt to connect its nearly one million mobile ...PBS 2015 draft budget would raise station dues 2.5 percent
PBS’s fiscal 2015 draft budget contains a recommendation for a 2.5 percent increase in dues paid by member stations. The PBS Board, ...A new spin on Cosmos comes to commercial TV
When Carl Sagan's widow Ann Druyan couldn't reach an agreement with PBS over her remake of the iconic pubTV series, Fox rolled ...Odd Squad to be PBS Kids’ newest math learning series
It’s a question that parents and teachers struggle to answer at home and in the classroom: how do we make math fun ...Thursday roundup: Slate plans for Pesca, Oxford burns PBS, ProPublica sells data
Two NPR alums are gunning for the afternoon listening sweet spot.Wednesday roundup: lessons from Pension Peril; honey badgers on Nature
Maybe honey badgers do care?WNET will return foundation grant for Pension Peril series
WNET will return a $3.5 million grant it received for a series of reports on public pensions after facing questions about the ...New Ken Burns app and website showcase 30 years of history films
PBS filmmaker Ken Burns put a new spin on U.S. history today, debuting his first app and a new website dedicated to ...In review of pubTV stations, CPB’s Krichels sees ‘energy in the system’
Ted Krichels, CPB’s senior v.p. for system development and media strategy, recently talked to Current about the 50-page “Public Media Models of the ...PBS examines successes in public service among stations
As some local pubcasters have started to forge paths toward models of public service developed through their own strategic planning or in ...PBS tightens rules for food and drink sponsors of kids’ programs
The PBS Board unanimously voted today to amend national program underwriting standards to require a higher level of review for food and ...PBS recruiting new development chief
PBS is in "the final stages" of hiring a new executive to improve public TV fundraising efforts at both the local and ...Station screenings, promo barrage prep fans for Downton debut
The Downton Abbey blitz is on, from festive station events to huge digital ads behind the famous New Year’s Eve countdown ball in Times ...PMP ‘ark’ prepares to board; partners ready first deployments
As the Public Media Platform prepares for its phased rollout across the system in January, Executive Director Kristen Calhoun is seeking opportunities ...
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