PBS
13 pieces tagged “PBS”, newest first.
Surprise — NPR and PBS Still Exist
Despite Congress cutting funding to public broadcasting six months ago, almost no NPR or PBS affiliate stations have closed.
Defunding the Corporation for Propaganda Broadcasting
Donald Trump orders the end of taxpayer subsidies for NPR and PBS.
White House Presses Defunding ‘Public’ Broadcasting
The Trump administration will present a plan to Congress for ending the taxpayer funding of the Leftmedia outlets NPR and PBS.
Belly Laugh of the Week: No ‘Political Bias’ at NPR
The CEO who once called Trump a “deranged racist sociopath” says NPR plays it totally straight.
Defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Big Bird isn’t on the chopping block yet, but taxpayers shouldn’t subsidize PBS or NPR.
Biden Dodges Fox News Super Bowl Interview
Instead of sitting for the traditional interview with the Super Bowl’s host network, Biden opted for a midweek softball session with PBS.
‘Sesame Street’ Moves to HBO, and Everyone Wins
Starting this fall, “Sesame Street” will be brought to its millions of viewers by the letters H, B, and O. After 45 years as a jewel in the crown of public broadcasting, the iconic children’s television program is moving to the cable network better known for such decidedly adult fare as “Game of Thrones” and “True Detective.” The five-year deal, announced last week by Sesame Workshop and HBO, is a good-news story from every angle: good for the show’s fans, good for the nonprofit that creates it, and good for anyone who never before noticed that there was always an obvious and reassuring response to the public-television slogan: “If PBS doesn’t do it, who will?”
Hypocrites Line Up on Sesame Street
The churning of market forces in television are once again forcing the question of why Americans are spending hundreds of millions of tax dollars a year on public broadcasting. On August 13, HBO announced it was buying all-new episodes of the iconic PBS show “Sesame Street,” delaying their debut on PBS for nine months. Decades of liberal mockery of Republicans for wanting to “kill Big Bird” just collapsed in an ugly pile. The show that was supposedly dedicated to poor kids in “underserved” communities was just sold to the highest-bidding paywall in Yuppie Land. Before that they were negotiating with Amazon and Netflix as well.