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Streisand, New Hamlisch Doc & More Get PBS Fall Dates

PBS announced today a fall primetime line-up featuring a strong roster of wide-ranging programs. Among the exciting highlights will be "Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn" in which the legendary Bar... (more...)

PBS Unveils Diverse Summer Line-Up of Programming

PBS today unveiled a summer line-up that features a diverse array of new programming. A summer of intrigue presents new episodes of MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! productions. (more...)

VIDEO: First Look - Trailer for 2013 Brooklyn Film Festival

Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF) is proud to announce its 2013 annual festival themed Magnetic, as well as its partnership with TBWAChiatDay New York and WiMO Reality to produce Expand Your View, a mobile... (more...)

PBS Offers 2nd Annual Online Film Festival, Beginning Today

Today at the Television Critics Association meeting, PBS reaffirmed its commitment to independent film by announcing that it will offer its second annual Online Film Festival, featuring short form fil... (more...)

Native Voices at Autry Opens World Premiere of THE BIRD HOUSE Tonight

Native Voices at the Autry continues its vital role as the country's only Equity theatre company dedicated exclusively to developing the work of Native American playwrights with the world premiere of ... (more...)

Native Voices at Autry to Open World Premiere of THE BIRD HOUSE, 3/1

Native Voices at the Autry continues its vital role as the country's only Equity theatre company dedicated exclusively to developing the work of Native American playwrights with the world premiere of ... (more...)

Independent Lens to Present Black History Month Programming on PBS

In celebration of Black History Month, Independent Lens, the Emmy Award-winning PBS documentary series, today announced programming available during the month of February that highlights the African A... (more...)

WPBT2 Receives $150,000 Grant from Newman's Own Foundation

WPBT2 has been awarded a $ 150,000 challenge grant over two years from Newman's Own Foundation, the independent foundation created by the late actor and philanthropist, Paul Newman. The award to WPBT2... (more...)

PBS Announces Black History Month Special Programming

In celebration of Black History Month and as part of its year-round commitment to diverse programming, PBS today announced an on-air lineup commemorating the contributions of African Americans in mus... (more...)

PBS Airs THE REVISIONAIRIES Tonight

Premiering tonight, January 28, 2013, The Revisionaries goes inside the Texas State Board of Education -- where tumultuous battles are fought over how science, history and other core subjects are taug... (more...)

PBS to Offer 2nd Annual Online Film Festival, Beginning 3/4

Today at the Television Critics Association meeting,PBS reaffirmed its commitment to independent film by announcing that it will offer its second annual Online Film Festival,featuring short form films... (more...)

Documentary A SISTER'S CALL Brings Mental Illness Into Spotlight

A SISTER'S CALL, the award-winning documentary brilliantly directed by Rebecca Schaper and Kyle Tekiela , continues garnering prizes at film festivals around the country. (more...)

PBS to Air THE REVISIONAIRIES, 1/28

Premiering on January 28, 2013, The Revisionaries goes inside the Texas State Board of Education -- where tumultuous battles are fought over how science, history and other core subjects are taught. (more...)

BEAUTY IS EMBARRASSING to Showcase Artist Wayne White on PBS, 1/21

Part biography, part live performance, Beauty Is Embarrassing is a funny, irreverent, joyful and inspiring portrait of Wayne White, a one-of-a-kind visual artist. As a designer, painter, puppeteer, sc... (more...)

DOWNTON ABBEY Season 3 Among PBS's Winter/Spring 2013 Lineup

The Crawley family's fate hangs in the balance when MASTERPIECE CLASSIC "Downton Abbey, Season 3" returns in January. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - PBS Airs AS GOES JANESVILLE Tonight, 10/8

A co-production of 371 Productions (Almost Home), Kartemquin Films (Hoop Dreams), and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), AS GOES JANESVILLE will premiere on the PBS series Independent Lens ton... (more...)

VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Stanley Tucci to Host PBS's INDEPENDENT LENS

INDEPENDENT LENS announced today that acclaimed actor and filmmaker Stanley Tucci will host the upcoming season of INDEPENDENT LENS which moves to Mondays at 10 PM on PBS this fall. Get a first look b... (more...)

2012 Creative Arts Emmy Award Winners Announced - 2012 Tony Awards, SMASH, MEMPHIS & More!

Amongst the highlights for theatre fans, the 65th Annual Tony Awards picked up three Emmys - for Outstanding Special Class Program, Art Direction and Outstanding Song (It's Not Just for Gays Anymore' ... (more...)

PBS Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Beginning Today, 9/15

PBS celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month 2012 with a lineup of programming that entertains, informs and explores the culture of Hispanic and Latino Americans. (more...)

World Channel to Present AMERICA REFRAMED

World Channel presents AMERICA REFRAMED, a 26-week-long series to document the emotional stories of everyday America, beginning Sunday, September 9 at 8 p.m. on public television stations (check loca... (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - PBS Airs AS GOES JANESVILLE, 10/8

A co-production of 371 Productions (Almost Home), Kartemquin Films (Hoop Dreams), and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), AS GOES JANESVILLE will premiere on the PBS series Independent Lens on ... (more...)

PBS to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Beginning 9/15

PBS celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month 2012 with a lineup of programming that entertains, informs and explores the culture of Hispanic and Latino Americans. (more...)

2012 EMMY NOMINATIONS: By Network

Nominations for this year's Primetime Emmy Awards were announced today by Jimmy Kimmel and Kerry Washington from the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre at Television Academy headquarters in the NoHo Arts Di... (more...)

2012 Primetime Emmy Award Nomination Summary

Nominations for this year's Primetime Emmy Awards were announced today, Thursday, July 19, from the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre at Television Academy headquarters in the NoHo Arts District of Los Ang... (more...)

BROADWAY OR BUST and More Highlight PBS' Fall 2012 Line-Up

The runaway British hit CALL THE MIDWIFE, a new drama that depicts midwifery in 1950s London, kicks off the PBS 2012 fall season with a six-part Sunday-night run that begins September 30. A production... (more...)