‘Newport Beach Film Festival Honors,’ Featuring Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch, to Air Tonight on PBS SoCal

The ceremony includes Variety's 10 Actors to Watch and presentations to Scarlett Johansson, Diane Lane, Lee Byung-hun, Noah ...

PBS SoCal to Air IndieWire’s Craft Roundtables, Featuring the Artists Behind Some of the Season’s Best Films

The series will also be available to stream for free on pbssocal.org after the episodes air.

‘The Death of Robin Hood’ Trailer: Hugh Jackman Confronts Mortality as England’s Favorite Thief

After bursting onto the scene with the truffle-hunting tragedy “Pig,” which boasted one of the best performances of Nicolas ...
Los Angeles Times

6 ways public broadcasting will improve your life. And that’s a promise

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Community-supported media has had a tough year with the defunding of the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, created by ...
Southwest Times Record

Arkansas PBS explains passport access, streaming after disaffiliation

Arkansas PBS will end its affiliation with the national PBS network on July 1, 2026. Current Arkansas PBS Passport members will retain their benefits until June 30, 2026. After the transition, ...
The Hill

Arkansas will become first state to end PBS affiliation

CONWAY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Arkansas’ statewide public television network will end its affiliation with PBS starting in July 2026, the Arkansas Educational Television Commission announced this week.
Southwest Times Record

Arkansas becomes first state to drop PBS membership, plans new network

Arkansas will become the first state in the country to drop its affiliation with PBS after the Arkansas Educational Television Commission voted Dec. 11, 2025, to end its contract with the national ...
The New York Times

Arkansas Public Television Drops PBS

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 ...
Ars Technica

After NPR and PBS defunding, FCC receives call to take away station licenses

A conservative group yesterday urged the Federal Communications Commission to take licenses away from NPR and PBS stations and let other entities use the spectrum. The request came from the Center for ...
The Boston Globe

In an age of streaming and AI slop, parents and researchers worry about a shrinking PBS Kids

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.
PBS

We Heart Public Media By SoCal/KCET

"We ️ Public Television!" is a recent three-hour television program and fundraising special. "We ️ Public Television!" is a recent three-hour television program and fundraising special produced by ...
The Hollywood Reporter

PBS Survives in Alabama, for Now, After Move to Ax Funding Fails

A push from state TV Board members that would have prevented series like 'Sesame Street' and 'NewsHour' from broadcasting in the state failed in a vote on Tuesday. By Kevin Dolak Alabama’s Public ...