Tag: PBS
As PBS exceeds profit projections, board approves $30.4M transfer to CEO fund
PBS’ fiscal year 2021 net income was $5.3 million more than previous forecasts, according to CFO and Treasurer Tom Tardivo.How WETA focuses on improving retention to boost value of Passport donations
The station has created a new “annual sustainer” option for Passport donors to automatically renew their memberships.Passport viewers get many more streaming options with infusion of APT shows
A partnership between American Public Television and PBS will dramatically expand the catalog of programs available for streaming on PBS Passport and ...Upcoming ‘Nova’ doc builds on a decade of marijuana research
“The Cannabis Question" "is very different than the show that would have been on 10 years ago,” said neuroscientist Dr. Yasmin Hurd ...Ken Burns: ‘I do not accept that only people of a particular background can tell ...
Speaking during the Television Critics Association summer press tour, Burns said he supported PBS' new initiatives to increase programming diversity.Kerger on diversity: ‘We don’t always look as carefully in the mirror’
During the annual Television Critics Association summer press tour, the PBS president said she spoke with filmmakers and many others with ties ...PBS announces initiatives to increase programming diversity
During the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour, PBS announced funding for Firelight Media, updates to its producer requirements and a new ...Why independent documentary filmmakers want new and improved funding models
Filmmakers who search high and low for production money say public media must find ways to increase support for their work.How public TV can strengthen its alliance with independent filmmakers
A new report from the Center for Media & Social Impact reveals passions and pains of the creative community’s relationship with public ...PBS FY22 budget increases station dues, spending on content and marketing
PBS CFO and Treasurer Tom Tardivo said the new dues amount to a “modest increase.”Answering Passport’s age-old question
We're not sure why, but the average age of Passport donors is changing.Fans, stations welcome return of hit series ‘Sanditon’
Efficient production and a collaborative funding push allowed for two new seasons of the "Masterpiece" Jane Austen adaptation.PBS appoints Rhonda Holt as CTO
Holt has worked for PBS since 2016 and was promoted to SVP last year.PBS series on life expectancy aims to give ‘200-year view of the present moment’
Greenlit as the COVID pandemic accelerated, "Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer" suddenly found itself "right in the middle of ...#PBSForTheArts campaign documents how arts have survived pandemic
#PBSForTheArts is examining how arts organizations are working to “stay around, stay relevant and then fight back,” said WNET Group CEO Neal ...
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