Tag: Television programs
Ex-NBC news exec will manage WNET
Neal Shapiro, president of NBC News until 16 months ago, will succeed William Baker as president and c.e.o. of New York’s WNET. ...Media veteran brings wary revolution to a fortress of tradition
In the 1980s, Peter Gelb produced 25 Metropolitan Opera broadcasts for PBS. Now, as the Met’s general manager, he runs the red-carpeted ...Video-rich website supports Eyes revival
Before Eyes on the Prize returns to PBS Oct. 2 [2006] for its first broadcast in 13 years, PBS.org will unveil a major website ...Once the feisty advocate for indies, AIVF fades to black
The Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers, a 30-year-old group that coordinated activism and provided networking and training for independent filmmakers, shuttered ...Indecency’s winding road, 1978-2006
July 3, 1978 FCC v. Pacifica Foundation: The Supreme Court upheld the FCC’s right to ban indecent speech when children could be expected ...PBS Kids Go! channel: plan is no-go for now
After fewer than half of PBS stations made commitments to carry a proposed multicast channel for school-aged children, the network pulled back ...Spirits rise as PBS acts: science, kids, on demand
During a PBS Showcase meeting distinguished by a sense of optimism that public TV had emerged stronger after last year’s political troubles, ...Return of the Pythons: their PBS premiere
Bring out your dead, practice your silly walks, and steel yourselves for something completely different, yet strangely familiar. PBS is launching a ...It’s OK: Despite son’s disability, laughter is allowed in this film
The title character of The Teachings of Jon is a middle-aged North Carolina man with Down syndrome who has an IQ of 20, can’t ...Doc-makers get specific about copyright fair use
Friday afternoon, things changed for producers who need to use somebody else’s footage and music in their documentaries. Clearing rights may still ...Probe finds Tomlinson’s unilateral actions at CPB exceeded chair’s authority
Kenneth Y. Tomlinson repeatedly violated provisions of both the Public Broadcasting Act and the corporation’s guidelines for board members’ behavior, according to ...A cuddly sloth is set for science series stardom
It’s a Big, Big World, a preschool science series from Mitchell Kriegman, promises to be the next big thing for PBS Kids. The series, ...Is Bill Moyers the last of a breed or was he the first?
When Bill Moyers signs off after the Dec. 17 [2004] broadcast of Now with Bill Moyers, he will leave behind one of the longest ...Target: sitters who could be teachers
KCET in Los Angeles unveiled a multimillion-dollar initiative to help prepare kids for kindergarten by training the adults who care for them. ...PBS again taps viewer curiosity about old things
A spin-off of Antiques Roadshow, PBS’s most popular series, will visit memorable guests from past installments and guide viewers through the ins and outs ...
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