March 6th, 2013

Matter, A For-Profit Media Accelerator Backed By KQED, Knight And PRX, Debuts First Class

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Public broadcasters continue to face a lot of pressure as going concerns in the face of bigger overall pressure for the media industry, and like all media companies, they are looking towards a new generation of entrepreneurs for innovation. Those two trends are coming together in a new accelerator, San Francisco-based Matter, which debuts its first class of startups today. → Read More

February 11th, 2013

PRX Relaunches Its iPhone App, Now Lets You Download All Your Favorite Public Radio Programs

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The Public Radio Player app for the iPhone has been a round for a while now, but today, Cambridge-based Public Radio Exchange (PRX) is relaunching the app with a revamped visual design, new interface and, maybe most importantly, the ability to download episodes of shows so you can listen to This American Life, Radiolab, Car Talk or any of the other more than 1000 public radio programs and podcasts… → Read More