YouTube, as part of launching a get-out-the-vote initiative aimed at young Americans, has set deals to live-stream the U.S. presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump from PBS…
Ira Rubenstein has been named chief digital and marketing officer at PBS, a new position at the public broadcaster. Chief Digital and Marketing Officer for PBS. Rubenstein, who was hired by PBS in…
The brouhaha over three longtime "Sesame Street" actors leaving the show last week led to a lot of finger pointing. PBS pointed to Sesame Workshop, the production company that actually makes the show…
As the former governor of Vermont, a former presidential candidate and the former chair of the Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean has been deeply involved in several national election cycles…
Despite the continuous string of mass shootings in the United States, no progress has been made toward enacting stricter federal gun-control laws. But Dr. Bill Begg, an emergency-room physician who…
PBS’ upcoming documentary “The Talk” explores the conversations that happen in African-American families about police violence. Filmmaker John Singleton, one of the subjects interviewed in that…
Masterpiece will co-produce an adaptation of “King Charles III,” the play by Mike Bartlett that imagines the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the ascension of her oldest son to the throne, executive…
“Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda will host the PBS Arts Fall Festival this year, beginning on October 21. The annual festival will kick off with Great Performances documentary “Hamilton’s…
Though PBS continues to air new episodes of “Sesame Street” six months after they premiere on HBO, the public broadcaster was not apprised of the recent changes that saw three long-time cast members…
PBS has set its fall primetime schedule, including premieres for a special on the Tony Award-winning musical “Hamilton,” coverage of the 2016 presidential election and the premiere of dramas from the…
The presidential election has, as Donald Trump likes to point out, been ratings gold. Throughout the primaries, debates drew record viewership for cable news networks and late-night shows engaged in…
