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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was created on November 7, 1967, when U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967.The new organization initially collaborated with the National Educational Television network—which would be replaced by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
A note on the separate status of the Wikimedia Endowment. The Wikimedia Endowment, held from 2016 to 2023 by the Tides Foundation and now a standalone 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is not and has never been included in Wikimedia Foundation assets, even though Wikimedia Foundation fundraising staff solicit donations to the Endowment and the Wikimedia Foundation itself made donations to the Endowment.
Flexible funding campaign. 2D action-adventure video game inspired by Castlevania and other games of the 8-bit era. Jul 15, 2015 [384] Gods Will Be Watching: Deconstructeam Indiegogo: Aug 15, 2013: €8,000 €20,385 Point-and-click adventure game with a focus on ethical dilemmas.
PBS and CPB rules permit underwriting commercial use for broadcast stations with certain speech limits that are only required of broadcast stations because of the nature of the non-profit license. Channels that run non-commercial formats on cable television or direct broadcast satellite television tend not to use underwriting spots, as they can ...
PBS and American Public Television (formerly Eastern Educational Television Network) distribute television programs to a nationwide system of independently owned and operated television stations (some having the term "PBS" in their branding) supported largely by state and federal governments as well as viewer support (including from pledge ...
PBS also works with other networks for programming such as CNN International for Amanpour & Company which is a co-production of CNN International and WNET. PBS member stations are known for rebroadcasting British television costume dramas, comedies and science fiction programs (acquired from the BBC and other sources) such as Downton Abbey ...
ITVS was established through legislation by the United States Congress in 1988, [5] [6] “to expand the diversity and innovativeness of programming available to public broadcasting,” [7] and began funding new programming via production licensing agreements [8] in 1990. From 2005-2010, it expanded its reach through the creation of the Global ...
The following is a list of programs that are currently airing or have formerly aired on public television in the United States on the 24/7 PBS Kids Channel (the original channel and its revival) and the PBS Kids block on local PBS stations.