CPT's mobile venture to share revenues with PTV outlets
Posted: May, 13, 2013
By Andrew Lapin
Technology
Pubmedia-funded start-up accelerator Matter announces inaugural class
Posted: March, 06, 2013
By Andrew Lapin
Full speed ahead for Public Media Platform
Posted: December, 17, 2012
By Andrew Lapin
Full speed ahead for Public Media Platform
Posted: December 17, 2012After two-plus years of planning and prototyping a shared hub providing easy access to digital content from across public media, partners in the Public Media Platform will begin building the new technical system next month. Continue reading
For-profit start-up accelerator aims to make public media ‘Matter’ to Silicon Valley
Posted: December 6, 2012The start-up accelerator unveiled a year ago as an experiment in bringing Silicon Valley’s culture of innovation to public media has rebranded itself in a move to attract a wider range of ideas and investors. Continue reading
FCC extends comment and reply deadlines for spectrum auction issues
Posted: November 30, 2012The FCC announced on Thursday that it has extended its deadline for comments on upcoming broadcast spectrum auctions. The original deadlines, Dec. 21 for comments and Feb. 19, 2013, for replies, are now set at Jan. 25 and March 26, … Continue reading
Sky’s the limit: KBIA-FM gets $25k grant to create newsgathering drones
Posted: November 28, 2012Are small, nimble flying robots the next newsgathering tool for public broadcasters? Continue reading
Slow growth for HD Radio
Posted: November 5, 2012Nearly a decade after HD Radio went live on its first station, iBiquity Digital Corp., the company that developed and sold the technology to terrestrial broadcasters and electronics manufacturers, has yet to convince consumers that they must have HD Radio in their cars and homes. Continue reading
USDA grants back equipment upgrades at 10 rural pubTV stations
Posted: October 25, 2012The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $3.2 million in grants to 10 pubTV operators serving rural areas, assisting with equipment upgrades that will replace aging equipment, strengthen broadcast signals, or build capacity for digital production. The USDA grants are earmarked … Continue reading
Technology opens door to sharing content
Posted: October 22, 2012To the editors, Regarding your recent article about discussions of audience-building strategies for public radio at last month’s Public Radio Program Directors conference, I do note with interest this exchange: During a Q&A in Las Vegas, John Van Hoesen, v.p. … Continue reading