Tag: PBS
PBS distances itself from former staff attorney ensnared in Project Veritas sting
A video of the former employee includes “hateful rhetoric” that violates PBS’ values, the network said.Why parents are celebrating the departure of PBS’ ‘Caillou’
"Pretty much everything on PBS is better than 'Caillou.'"In PBS’ 50th year, Paula Kerger sets course to ‘speak to the moment of what ...
Instead of celebrating great moments of PBS’ history, 2020 has been a year to figure out what will “meet the needs of ...To truly reflect diversity, PBS must end its overreliance on Ken Burns as ‘America’s Storyteller’
It’s time to rethink PBS’ commitments to one man’s lens on American history and culture, writes filmmaker Grace Lee.Sylvia Bugg promoted to PBS chief programming exec
Bugg will replace Perry Simon, who informed PBS he was stepping down this summer.Ready To Learn grants to CPB, TPT back four new children’s TV series
Additional programs will be produced by GBH in Boston and Dave Peth.Public TV fights datacasting fees at FCC
Advocates are challenging a requirement that stations pay the FCC 5% of revenue from "ancillary or supplementary services," which they say could ...Opportunities and questions abound in the shifting marketplace for documentaries
In an excerpt from the new book "Story Movements: How Documentaries Empower People and Inspire Social Change," Caty Borum Chattoo considers how ...With a focus on civil rights, Yamiche Alcindor rises to the top as a White ...
Alcindor is the first public media reporter and first Black woman to win the White House Correspondents’ Association Aldo Beckman Award, presented ...After long wait, PBS stations can extend Passport and online video to Canadian viewers
Some border stations have been losing Canadian members due to the lack of streaming access.Why Toussaint Morrison split from TPT and PBS
The host of "America From Scratch" said he could no longer reconcile his Black identity with TPT’s refusal to address racial issues ...TikTok grants help pubmedia get creative with short-form videos
Producers are using the popular platform to test ideas while also reaching new and younger audiences.Filmmakers join Kerger at press tour to discuss pandemic’s effect on forthcoming PBS series
At an executive session with the PBS president, Ken Burns and Henry Louis Gates Jr. discussed how the pandemic has affected productions ...Perry Simon, chief programming exec, is leaving PBS
Simon joined PBS in 2018 and has played a central role in its recent content initiatives.PBS cuts jobs, changes up departments
The network reduced its staff headcount by about 6%.
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