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‘A Brief History of the Future’ offers a hopeful antidote to cynical tech takes

Cynicism is a quality taken almost for granted in tech journalism, and certainly we are as guilty as the next publication. But both the risk and the promise of technology are real, and a new documenta

Brandless founder Tina Sharkey joins the board of PBS

Tina Sharkey, the founder and former CEO of the recently closed D2C brand Brandless, has today been appointed to the board of directors of PBS. Sharkey is an independent board member. Before her time

Over 100 PBS local stations start streaming today on YouTube TV

Earlier this year, PBS announced it had secured for its member stations streaming agreements on YouTube’s live TV service, YouTube TV. Today, that deal goes live. PBS says more than 100 of its l

PBS coming to YouTube TV later this year

YouTube TV has landed another network partner: PBS. The public broadcaster’s member stations will be able to stream live and on-demand to YouTube TV subscribers beginning later this year, PBS an

Twitch taps into nostalgia with plans to stream “Mister Rogers”

Twitch is now going to stream PBS’s “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” Yes, the classic kids’ show is being made available to the mostly adult users of the Amazon-owned vide

PBS KIDS launches its own streaming stick with access to on-demand video, games and live TV

PBS KIDS is ready to take over your kids’ TV. The company this morning announced the launch of its own streaming stick, called the PBS KIDS Plug & Play, which delivers a combination of on-de

PBS KIDS debuts a new channel and live TV service, available via web and mobile

The way children watch TV is changing – shifting away from the big screen in the living room to tablets and other mobile devices. In order to better cater to the needs of this more digital aud

PBS debuts its own tablet for kids, the Playtime Pad

The public broadcaster PBS today unveiled a new plan to bring its children’s television programming to its young audience, who spend more time behind tablets than sitting in front of TV sets.

Amazon Prime Video gets exclusive deal for most PBS Kids shows

Amazon Prime Video will be the exclusive subscription streaming service for the majority of PBS series for children, Amazon announced today. All episodes are now available to download and stream. P

EdReach Teams Up With PBS And Stitcher As It Looks To Become The Go-To Online Broadcast Network For Education

The steady rise of tuition rates, class sizes and student debt combined with the decline in the number of teaching assistants, courses and programs has pushed education into the spotlight over the pas

Six Apart Releases Movable Type Updates To Plug Security Holes, Following PBS Hack

<img src="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mt.png" class="shot2" /> In a message posted on its corporate blog earlier this morning, blogging software maker <a href="http://www.crunch

If The Watchdogs Are Saved: Ethical Repercussions Of A Newspaper Bailout

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/ethics-214x133.jpg" width="214" height="133" /> The somewhat depressing <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2008/01/24/if-real-journalism-fails-a

Childhood 2.0: Your kids live their lives online and that's horrible

[photopress:yourkidsaredoomed.jpg,full,center] PBS would like to inform you that your kids now live their entire lives online. Instant messages, Facebook, Hubbo, BFF, etc., all the while sharing their