The loss of federal funding forced a difficult decision, the executive director of Arkansas TV said: Cut PBS, or go off the air entirely. By Benjamin Mullin Arkansas PBS on Thursday severed ties with ...

Like many parents, Andrew David keeps a close eye on what programs his 6-year-old son is consuming, often watching shows on YouTube, Netflix, or Disney+ with him or sitting nearby and listening in.

It’s the first chords of “Pachelbel’s Canon” that get me. Not the version you’ve heard at half the weddings you've gone to since you were old enough to attend one. I’m talking about the one played by ...

Hi! My name is Naomi Ward, I’m an eleven year old in sixth grade and I heard that you were thinking about shutting down the channel P.B.S. Kids, because it is “uneducational” well, I’m writing this to ...

A groundbreaking children’s television show is set to introduce a new character who is largely non-speaking and communicates with the help of a special speech tablet. “Carl the Collector,” which made ...

Cuts to NPR, PBS and other public media outlets have been in the news all year long, but now the federal funds have actually run out. With Tuesday marking the end of the federal government’s fiscal ...

Ask an elementary school parent or teacher, and they’ll tell you: Kids these days absolutely love watching gameplay videos. PBS Kids says a full 50% of its viewers three to six years old routinely ...

PBS's chief executive told public television officials Thursday that it was cutting about 15% of its jobs due to the move by Republicans in Congress to eliminate all federal funding for public ...

The nonprofit will receive less revenue from its members, which are under pressure to make up for shortfalls of their own. By Benjamin Mullin PBS is cutting its current budget by more than a fifth to ...

Julia, a Muppet on Sesame Street, is a 4-year-old girl with bright-orange hair who likes singing, painting, and playing with her stuffed bunny, “Fluffster.” She’s also autistic—which means, as the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I report on media as well as its intersection with news and culture. In this photo illustration, the NPR (National Public Radio) ...

The Trump administration rescinded funding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, resulting in its announcement of closure. The CPB's purpose since its creation in 1967 was to assist in funding ...