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PBS Plans for Transatlantic Venture

Convergent TV

The BBC might soon have a public broadcasting companion in the U.K. PBS has long been the go-to channel for those Americans looking for public television programming and reports suggest [...]


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Tupac Lives?

Performance Marketing

According to the PBS website this weekend, Tupac is alive and well and living in New Zealand. Conspiracy theorists hold your outcry, however.

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Jim Lehrer Leaving Regular Anchor Role on PBS’ ‘NewsHour’

Convergent TV

Jim Lehrer announced Thursday that he will be stepping down from his regular anchor role on PBS' NewsHour.

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Jim Lehrer of PBS could not be any funnier

Creativity

To help promote its upcoming miniseries Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America, PBS and Baltimore-based MGH have created this surreal spot featuring the deadpan delivery of Jim Lehrer. [...]

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‘Car Talk’ guys will be unfunny on TV, too

Creativity

Which network would air an animated sitcom featuring NPR’s Car Talk guys as characters named Click and Clack talking about “social and environmental” issues? Oh, please God, let it be [...]

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‘The Electric Company’ is powering up again

Creativity

"It’s the old one, mixed with High School Musical and a Dr Pepper commercial." That’s how a PBS exec summarizes an updated version of The Electric Company set to air [...]