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PBS Announces Support of FCC's National Broadband Plan
TV Week: Bizwire &bull Mar 16, 2010
Despite the fact that a number of commercial broadcasters have some serious reservations about the Federal Communication Commission's new National Broadband Plan, the main organization for non-commercial broacasters, PBS, has given the plan a ringing endorsement.In a statement PBS said,… Full Story »
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Lohan Sues E*Trade Over Super Bowl Commercial
New York Times: Media Decoder &bull Mar 9, 2010
Lindsay Lohan is suing E*Trade Financial over a popular television commercial that made its debut during Super Bowl XLIV and has appeared subsequently during coverage of the Winter Olympics and other programs. The lawsuit was reported on Tuesday by The… Full Story »
Christine Barnes - Great Lodges of the National Parks: The Companion Book to the Pbs Television Series
sponsored listing • Shopping.comThis PBS series companion text reveals the wondrous lodges that pepper America's national parks....Full Story »
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Letterman Offers a Comment on Halderman Case
New York Times: Media Decoder &bull Mar 9, 2010
The Pulitzer Prize-winning editor of Newsweek, Jon Meacham, is negotiating to add a television job to his schedule. He is in final talks to be the co-host of a new PBS night public affairs series called "Need to Know." Full Story »
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Newsweek's Meacham in Talks for Weekly PBS Show
New York Times: Media Decoder &bull Mar 9, 2010
The Pulitzer Prize-winning editor of Newsweek, Jon Meacham, is negotiating to add a television job to his schedule. He is in final talks to be the co-host of a new PBS Friday night public affairs series called "Need to Know,"… Full Story »
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'Worldfocus' Ending Run
Mediabistro: TVNewser &bull Mar 5, 2010
The program is the latest victim of a tough economy. Shapiro said that the organization had raised significant funds, but was a a few million dollars short of what was needed, long-term. It is not an easy decision but it… Full Story »
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Johnnny Carrabba, John Demers, Damian Mandola - Ciao Tuscany: Recipes From the PBS Series, Cucina Toscana
sponsored listing • Shopping.comThe founders of the Carrabba's chain of restaurants and hosts of the PBS television show Cucina Sicilia serve up recipes from the famous Tuscany region of Italy, covering a wide variety of dishes and techniques, from antipasti to dolci....Full Story »
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PBS Names New Senior VP to Head Up Fundraising
TV Week: Bizwire &bull Mar 1, 2010
PBS today named Brian J. Reddington senior VP of development, in charge of heading up the expansion of the network's fundraising efforts.Reddington will guide the PBS strategy to produce more revenue for member stations and pump up media attention to… Full Story »
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PBS' New 'Need to Know' Gets an EP
Mediabistro: TVNewser &bull Feb 28, 2010
It launches May 7th. Lewis has been an executive producer on CNN's "American Morning with Paula Zahn" and "Greenfield at Large" as well as ABC News' "Good Morning America" and "World News Now." Press release after the jump. Full Story »
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PBS Primetime Programming for the Week of February 28
Blogcritics: Video &bull Feb 27, 2010
Why have Cadbury Creme Eggs been in stores since the end of January? No, seriously - it's been about a month since I first saw a Cadbury Creme Egg in stores. Regularly readers of this column will remember that I am desperately in… Full Story »
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PBS Launching New Sherlock Holmes
TV Squad &bull Feb 23, 2010
The 1984 series, which ran ten years and 41 episodes, had Jeremy Brett as Sherlock and is still widely regarded as the best Holmes since Basil Rathbone's incarnation in the movies, but after the success of Guy Ritchie's kinetic Robert… Full Story »
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Panasonic PV-DF2035 20 inch TV/VCR/DVD Combo TV
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PBS reinventing "Sherlock Holmes" (Reuters)
Yahoo! News: Television News &bull Feb 23, 2010
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) The BBC and PBS are developing a remake of Upstairs Downstairs, as well as a contemporary update of Sherlock Holmes. The original Upstairs Downstairs, revolving around the servants and masters in a 1936 London home, won… Full Story »
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PBS Primetime Programming for the Week of February 21
Blogcritics: Video &bull Feb 19, 2010
Some have suggested that moving 2,800 miles for bagels is insane. As I pointed out last week, those folks are wrong. Others have suggested that it would be far more intelligent to move to New York for the pizza. Because,… Full Story »
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What's On Tonight: 'Smallville,' 'Real Time with Bill Maher,' 'Spartacus'
TV Squad &bull Feb 19, 2010
Here's tonight's TV lineup (all times Eastern). At 8, NBC has The Olympics . The CW has a new 'Smallville' at 8. PBS has a new 'Washington Week' at 8, followed by new episodes of 'NOW' and 'Bill Moyers Journal.'… Full Story »
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PBS Tops Latest 'Most Trusted' Poll
Mediabistro: TVNewser &bull Feb 19, 2010
A new poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media ranks PBS as one of the most trusted news sources and institutions, BC reports . 40% of Americans polled report they trust PBS news programming a "great deal" Fox… Full Story »
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PBS Tops Fox News as Most Trusted News Outlet, Poll Says
TV Week: Bizwire &bull Feb 18, 2010
The annual GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media poll released its results today and PBS was named the most trusted name in news, as well as one of the most trusted institutions in America, reports B&C. When asked to assess… Full Story »
Wool 'Kittens and Ducklings' Tapestry (Peru)
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Poll Finds PBS Most Trused Name in News
Broadcasting & Cable News &bull Feb 18, 2010
Fox News (25%) and MSNBC (24%). Akamai provides market-leading managed services for powering rich media, dynamic transactions, and enterprise applications online. Having pioneered the content delivery market one decade ago, Akamai's services have been adopted by the world's most... Parks… Full Story »
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Poll Finds PBS Most Trusted Name in News
Broadcasting & Cable News &bull Feb 18, 2010
Fox News (25%) and MSNBC (24%). The Roper poll originated with them many years ago, not with PBS. It's one question in a larger questionnaire used in the monthly national Roper poll conducted by phone among a randomly-drawn national sample… Full Story »
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Is 'Top Gear U.S.A.' Back On Track?
TV Squad &bull Feb 18, 2010
When NBC killed Adam Carolla's 'Top Gear' project, it seemed like a cursed project. It had a huge project that only an Iranian oil tycoon could cover and everyone loves the original BBC show so much that doing a remake of it almost feels like a… Full Story »
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What's On Tonight: Olympics, 'Human Target,' 'Man vs. Wild,' 'Psych'
TV Squad &bull Feb 17, 2010
Here's tonight's TV lineup (all times Eastern). At 8, NBC has The Olympics . FOX has a new 'Human Target' at 8, then a new 'American Idol.' PBS has a new 'Faces of America' at 8. At 9, Syfy has… Full Story »
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Nard Dog, Dylan, Punk-Rock Weddings, and More in Vulture's 'Performances of the Week' Video
Vulture &bull Feb 12, 2010
What were the great performances of the last seven days of TV? From a haunting reimagining of a classic song to a ringing tackle of a classic TV star, the top five moments are all here in Vulture's new video… Full Story »
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Sid the Science Kid Hits the Toy Store
jeanne26 &bull Feb 12, 2010
His next big experiment? Finding out how to survive life in Full Story »
