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“For Sama:” When Your Camera Is the Weapon of Choice
Fusing the political and personal, the documentary tells the story of Waad al-Kateab's life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria
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How ‘Hale County This Morning, This Evening’ Redefines the Documentary
"The film closes the distance between people by inviting close looking, and in turn close feeling, and allows the audience the feeling of witnessing...
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Maryland Public Television Adds DNF Tally Manager To Recent Upgrade
Large-scale communications system acts as key interface between Grass and Utah gear
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NOVA, Department of Defense Team for ‘The Last B-24’
The documentary follows an expedition to determine what happened to the missing WWII airmen... with the hope of finally bringing them home.
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‘Quest:’ The Documentarian as ‘Furniture’… But Also ‘Family’
This "long-term commitment was that I was able to fade into the background and record natural scenes where the camera was not intrusive."
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Noncoms Seek More Money, Flexibility From FCC
Say it is untenable to make stations 'float' 38 percent of repack expenses
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Report: Americans Vote PBS Most Trusted National Institution
For 15th consecutive year, PBS topped digital platforms, newspapers and courts of law
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Pontecorvo Improves Production Workflow with LTO Technology
Pontecorvo acquired a portable workstation with an LTO tape drive from 1 Beyond.
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‘Sgt. Pepper’s Musical Revolution’ Explores Innovation in Recording
"Our feeling was that the only real reason why people are still talking about The Beatles after all this time, the reason they’re such...
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PBS’s ‘American Epic’ Reclaims Lost Heritage of American Music with an All-Star Cast
PBS’s new American Epic documentary series focuses on the pivotal recording journeys at the height of the Roaring Twenties, when music scouts armed with...
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Hear How It Happened: PBS Completes Successful Live HDR, DTS:X Transmission
Renard Jenkins, vice president of production and media distribution for PBS Operation, will be speaking at Government Video Expo, Wednesday, December 7 at 12:00...
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PBS Site Lets You Interact with Every Presidential Debate Dating Back to 1960
Every presidential debate since 1960 is available to view and, furthermore, segments are divided up by topics such as immigration, healthcare, and gun control....
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PBS POV’s ‘The Return’ Asks America to Re-Examine Its Prison System
PBS’s POV documentary series kicks off its new season tonight with the premiere of The Return, the Tribeca Audience Award-winning documentary that focuses on...
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‘Genius by Stephen Hawking’ Will Ask Audience to Weigh in on Big Questions
PBS and National Geographic’s new 6-part science series Genius by Stephen Hawking will incorporate audience participation to break down some of the most complex scientific ideas...
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PBS’ American Masters Series Examines Mike Nichols and ‘The Graduate’
PBS’ American Masters serieswill next examine director Mike Nichols and his work on the seminal film The Graduate. Featuring interviews with Dustin Hoffman, Paul Simon and...
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thenewBlank and PBS Collaborate on Brand Campaign
“PBS Anywhere,” an animated brand campaign created in collaboration with design and production studio thenewBlank, emphasizes how PBS content can be accessed on demand...
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Inside PBS Digital Studios’ Programming Strategy
Garnering 20 million views per month on YouTube, it seems that PBS Digital Studios’ content strategy is a resounding success. Programming director Lauren Saks...
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Watch the Trailer for PBS’ New Period Miniseries ‘Poldark’
PBS Masterpiece is revisiting one of its earliest hits with a remake of the period miniseries Poldark. A co-production with the BBC, Poldark tells...
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A Look at the PBS Digital Studios Success Story
Yahoo delves into how PBS Digital Studios has been hitting it out of the park, with smart, original programming that appeals to a young,...
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POV Releases 6 Short Interactive Documentaries
Delving into topics about contemporary social issues, these web-native documentaries allow audiences to engage with documentaries on a deeper level.
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Next|Video Keynote Matt Graham Considers the Future of Digital Content
Join Matt Graham, senior director at PBS Digital Studios, at the Next|Video Conference and Expo Wednesday, October 1st 2:00 PM-3:00 PM in Pasadena, CA.
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PBS Digital Releases Transmedia Web Series ‘Frankenstein, MD’
PBS Digital Studios has released its first ever transmedia web series, in partnership with Pemberley Digital, the studio behind groundbreaking web series The Lizzie...