Tag: PBS
Comings and goings: New board leaders at NPR, promotions at PBS …
Jeff Sine became NPR’s board chair, while Jennifer Ferro moved up to vice chair.Pubcasters ask FCC for help with boosting cable, satellite carriage
PBS and America's Public Television Stations asked the commission to take on obstacles reducing access to public TV channels.New PBS series spotlights diversity of performing arts at Kennedy Center
“The programs are not simple concerts,” says Matthew L. Winer, EP of "Next at the Kennedy Center." “They are all contextualized with ...PBS wrestles with ‘profound transformation’ into multiplatform organization
Broadcast "is still important to people,” says PBS President Paula Kerger. “But it is no longer the principal driver of everything.”With ‘Great American Recipe,’ PBS showcases culinary traditions that bring people together
“It's not about winning or being competitive, it's really just connecting through food and our culture,” says Emily Wilderman of WNIN in ...Paula Kerger unveils performance series, highlights LBJ’s vision for public TV as a public-private partnership
PBS’ president announced a fall debut for "Next at the Kennedy Center" during her executive session for TCA's virtual press tour.PBS board approves station dues increase for FY2023
During a board meeting Thursday, PBS President Paula Kerger said the network is investing millions from designated net assets to offset cost ...How regional centers, NSF funds are helping to diversify PBS Digital Studios content
Under Maribel Lopez, who became head of PBSDS in December, the unit is branching out nationwide and developing STEM content aimed at ...Inaugural PBS diversity report highlights BIPOC contributions to programming
The network said that in fiscal year 2021, 51% of its nationally programmed prime-time schedule “included diverse on-screen talent; was produced, written ...New season of ‘Sanditon’ will tone down the sex, feel ‘more classically Jane Austen’
Criticism that the first season was racier than Austen would have intended "speaks to a difference between the British audience and the ...Security in covering right-wing rallies is a ‘constant issue,’ say ‘Frontline’ producers
“The reporting I have been doing for the last five years involves interviewing people who are armed and oftentimes very not happy ...New PBS initiatives will support filmmakers of color, offer early-career mentoring
“I think the most important aspect of all the conversations, particularly with diverse filmmakers, over this last year has been for us ...WETA to take control of ‘NewsHour Weekend’ with Geoff Bennett as host
The weekday "NewsHour" and its weekend offshoot, which launched in 2013, will be consolidated under WETA in Washington, D.C., by next year.Upcoming shows refresh food and travel genres with multicultural focus
"The Great American Recipe," "America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston" and "American Historia" all bring new angles to familiar formulas.Knowing what audiences want has powered growth for PBS Digital Studios
After learning how to build loyal audiences, the unit is looking ahead to new platforms and deeper work with member stations.
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