New digital network relies on collaborative comms among national and local PBS stations
The upcoming deadline for TV broadcasts to switch to an all-digital format has opened up space on the dial for one media field not known for being rapacious in its expansion: public television. Last month, in advance of the format shift and the 2008 elections, a new national public television network launched that could help significantly expand the reach of PBS' high-quality, but somewhat underappreciated, work.
The new network, ...