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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ustream Inc., the leader in live, interactive, streaming video, today announced an exclusive agreement to power PBS NewsHour's round-the-clock, 24-hour live coverage of this year's Democratic and Republican National Conventions. This Washington, D.C., / Silicon Valley partnership will take online breaking news to the next level by combining three important elements: Ustream's innovative live broadcast streaming technology, the...
BROOMFIELD, Colo., July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) today announced that it has been selected by MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, which produces "PBS NewsHour" and PBS Convention coverage, to provide live, high-definition (HD) video feeds of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. Using Level 3's Vyvx Solutions, MacNeil/Lehrer will produce and deliver video coverage of each of the four-day events to PBS' large viewerbase. (Logo:...
WASHINGTON, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Legendary journalists Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill, co-anchors of PBS NewsHour's 2012 election coverage, will analyze the complex issues in play in the run up to the Nov. 6 general election at a National Press Club luncheon on Tuesday, July 24. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080917/NPCLOGO) The wide-ranging discussion will address how the economy, shifting demographics, female voters and the recent Supreme Court...
Expanded online coverage provides viewers with an "all-access pass" to the GOP and Democratic conventions ARLINGTON, Va., June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Long known for providing the most complete primetime coverage of the national political conventions, PBS NEWSHOUR is going to even greater lengths to give viewers a first-hand look at the 2012 party conventions. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120621/DC28181-a) (Photo:...
ARLINGTON, Va., April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tom Kennedy, an internationally known visual journalist and multimedia editor, has been tapped to lead the PBS NewsHour's online news operations as Managing Editor/Digital News. Kennedy brings over 35 years of print and online journalism experience, including positions as Managing Editor for Multimedia at washingtonpost.com and Director of Photography at the National Geographic Society. He has created, directed, and...
OAKLAND, Calif., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor of Washington Week and senior correspondent for PBS NewsHour will deliver the commencement address to the graduates of Holy Names University (HNU) on May 12, 2012. Her journalism career includes assignments at the Boston Herald-American, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and NBC News, where she was a colleague of Tom Brokaw and Tim Russert. The daughter of an impoverished minister,...
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- PBS NEWSHOUR is pleased to announce that Christina Bellantoni of CQ Roll Call will join the staff as Political Editor, effective January 2, 2012. Ms. Bellantoni will oversee all coverage related to domestic political developments both on air and online, including on-air analysis of politics, elections and political figures. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111220/DC25346) "Christina's extensive Washington experience...
Long-time Washington Post Executive will head company that produces the PBS NewsHour effective January 2012 ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, producer of the PBS NEWSHOUR, is pleased to announce the appointment of long-time Washington Post executive, Boisfeuillet (Bo) Jones Jr., as new President & CEO. He will join MacNeil/Lehrer Productions at the first of the year. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111027/DC94870) "It is a happy day...
Officials at PBS Television said hackers broke into the network's website and posted a phony story about deceased rapper Tupac Shakur. The fake posting claimed Tupac was alive and well and living in New Zealand, and the group that claimed responsibility for the attack complained about a recent "Frontline" news report on WikiLeaks that aired on the public station. The posting, which was put on the site sometime Sunday, was removed by Monday morning, according to PBS officials. PBS vice...
"YOU TALK TO ENDEAVOUR" - the EXCLUSIVE LIVE interview moderated by NEWSHOUR Science Correspondent Miles O'Brien using questions submitted by the public, is scheduled for Thursday, May 19 at 6 a.m. ET* Project is a collaboration between PBS NEWSHOUR, Google and YouTube ARLINGTON, Va., May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After several delays, the space shuttle Endeavour blasted into space Monday on its final mission, the second-to-last of NASA's shuttle program. On Thursday, May 19 at...
