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
Advocates press FCC to open more channels for LPFMs
Posted: May 14, 2012NPR, the National Association of Broadcasters and advocates for low-power radio expressed opposing views to the FCC in a proceeding that will shape the future of the commission’s expanding class of low-power FM broadcasters. For the second time since it … Continue reading
Jacksonville to host second centralcast facility for public TV
Posted: April 9, 2012The pull of economic strains and push of technical advancements continue to spark collaborations among stations, with seven pubTV outlets signing onto a CPB-backed joint master-control project in Florida and two Oregon stations preparing to link via fiber lines and … Continue reading
Suspects charged in connection with 2011 cyberattacks on PBS, other entities
Posted: March 12, 2012Five suspects, considered among the “most sophisticated hackers in the world” by authorities, were arrested and charged Tuesday (March 6) in Manhattan federal court with conspiracy in connection with computer attacks last year against PBS, Fox Broadcasting Co. and Sony … Continue reading
Frontline alumnus will lead incubator for new ventures
Posted: March 12, 2012Public Media Accelerator, a laboratory for developing new-tech public services backed by a $2.5 million grant from the Knight Foundation, will be led by a former Frontline producer who is returning to public media after a stint in Silicon Valley’s startup culture. Continue reading
FCC authorized to auction off TV spectrum
Posted: February 28, 2012Legislation enacted last week to authorize FCC auctions of TV spectrum contains some protections for pubcasters, but broadcasters will face technical challenges that will exceed the difficulties of their transition to DTV just four years ago. The new law sketches … Continue reading
Capital: With federal aid gone, tech fundraising starts from scratch
Posted: January 30, 2012The evaporation of the Commerce Department’s Public Telecommunications Facilities Program and the dwindling of other funding sources have created a critical situation at stations needing to purchase or update equipment for broadcasting. PTFP had provided public stations more than $233 … Continue reading
NPR app for motorists gets radio from the Web as well as stations
Posted: January 17, 2012Some new Ford cars will let their drivers shout “hourly news!” or “topics!” and choose public radio programming either on their local stations or through a smartphone streaming audio from the Internet. Bringing in webcasts and on-demand streaming gives drivers … Continue reading