The six-part documentary explores the United States’ founding struggle and its eight-year War for Independence, examining how these “turned the world upside-down.” It airs nightly through Nov. 21.

In many ways, Ken Burns is the Van Halen of historical documentary directors. Before you jump, hear me out. Watching the acclaimed filmmaker’s upcoming The American Revolution with some apprehension, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. “Maigret,” premiering Sunday on PBS, is the fourth British series (plus one failed pilot) to be titled “Maigret,” ...

PBS's chief executive told public television officials Thursday that it was cutting about 15% of its jobs due to the move by Republicans in Congress to eliminate all federal funding for public ...

Coping with a sudden loss in federal funding, PBS affiliate KSPS in Spokane, Washington, faced a surprise extra hurdle. Many of its contributing members — at one point almost half — lived in Canada, ...

The nonprofit will receive less revenue from its members, which are under pressure to make up for shortfalls of their own. By Benjamin Mullin PBS is cutting its current budget by more than a fifth to ...

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The Trump administration rescinded funding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, resulting in its announcement of closure. The CPB's purpose since its creation in 1967 was to assist in funding ...

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) will be shutting down after Congress passed a bill that cut funding for the corporation. On July 31, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a ...

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday that it will begin shutting down, weeks after Congress canceled previously approved funding for the nation's steward of public media access.

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Public television stations will be “forced to make hard decisions in the weeks and months ahead,” PBS CEO Paula Kerger said Thursday, after lawmakers advanced a bill that cancels all the federal ...