PBS shuts down office focused on DEI initiatives following Trump executive order
PBS says it will close its DEI office, with two employees leaving the broadcaster, following Donald Trump’s DEI-focused executive order in January.
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Public Broadcast Service (PBS) is one of the largest distributors of television programs to public broadcast television stations in the United States. PBS is funded through the purchase of its programming by independent member stations, the sale of commercial broadcast rights to its programs in foreign markets, corporate sponsorships, private grants and through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. PBS is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
FCC Chairman Carr probes sponsorships at NPR, PBS stations
The Chairman of the FCC is looking into sponsorship spots aired on PBS and NPR member stations.
Prime Video integrates free PBS streams, no membership needed
Local PBS member stations and national programming feeds like PBS Kids are now available to stream for free through Amazon’s service Prime Video.
PBS Reno, Sinclair partner on ATSC 3.0 signal
Sinclair and APTS have coordinated the launch of PBS Reno’s main signal on NextGen TV in western Nevada.
Warner Bros Discovery to end Sesame Street deal
Warner Bros Discovery will continue licensing Sesame Street episodes through 2027, but is otherwise ending its output deal with Sesame Workshop.
PBS to offer local TV streams through Amazon’s Prime Video
The public broadcaster is also launching two new FAST channels exclusively through Prime Video, and will debut pop-up streams over time.
Project Veritas CEO resigns after finding “strong evidence of past illegality”
Hannah Giles has resigned as the chief executive of the right-of-center watchdog Project Veritas after serving in the role for less than six months.
PBS privacy lawsuit dismissed by federal judge
The plaintiff in the case previously alleged PBS gave video viewership data to Facebook parent company Meta.
Hulu begins offering live feeds of PBS member stations
Hulu is adding three new knowledge-based networks to its live television offering, the company announced on Thursday.
PBS joins list of news outlets going dark on Twitter
PBS has stopped posting updates and other content to its main Twitter accounts, becoming the latest outlet to shun the social platform.
Allen Media’s Local Now app to offer live access to PBS stations
Allen Media has inked a deal with PBS to offer dozens of local member stations through its free streaming app Local Now.
PBS fires attorney after comments revealed in hidden video
PBS has fired a mid-level staff attorney after he was surreptitiously recorded during a media sting operation by a watchdog group.