Public Broadcasting Service

Public Broadcasting Service

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Public Broadcasting Service, also known as PBS, is a non-profit organization headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, US. Operating as a tier 1 media tech buyer, the company, founded in 1969, has an estimated 2,380 employees and reported $87.8M in revenue as of 2023. Functioning as an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network, PBS specializes in broadcast television and radio. It serves as a provider of educational programs to public television stations in the United States, distributing shows such as Nature, Nova, Frontline, PBS News Hour, Washington Week, Masterpiece, American Experience, and children's programs including Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Sesame Street, Barney & Friends, Arthur, Curious George, and The Magic School Bus. Additionally, certain stations provide spillover service to Canada.

2020 Revenue

Founded

1969

Headcount

2,371

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

Broadcast television and radio

Ownership

Non-profit

News Summary:

Public Broadcasting Service's affiliate, Idaho Public Television, on July 7, 2026, continued its "Learning Neighborhoods" initiative, providing educational activities for children and families in rural Potlatch, Idaho, despite cuts to the "Ready to Learn" program. This follows PBS CEO Paula Kerger's remarks on June 29, 2026, at the Aspen Institute's Ideas Festival, where she recounted a "dramatic" year for the organization. Kerger cited the revocation of federal funding by President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans, calling a subsequent legal battle with Trump "the most sobering moment." She also mentioned a "year of letters," which included a January 2025 FCC inquiry into PBS's corporate partnerships. Previously, on June 28, 2026, PBS entered a multi-year agreement with LTN, which will implement a managed IP network to deliver end-to-end connectivity, ISP services, and two-way video transport across PBS's more than 330 member stations and services.

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Public Broadcasting Service's revenues were less than $100M in 2023. Caretta Research has split Public Broadcasting Service's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (thematic channel groups). For full access to Public Broadcasting Service's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.

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Jul

13th

2026

03:37

New PBS station in the works to join Panhandle airwaves soon

A local Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) may be returning to Pensacola and Northwest Florida. Described as a community-supported public broadcaster , Emerald Coast PBS announced on its website, EmeraldCoastPBS.org , that it is coming soon. Local organizers declined to speak to the Pensacola News Journal about the station.

Jul

7th

2026

07:48

Funding Activities, B2B Tag

Stations try to keep Learning Neighborhoods alive after Ready to Learn cuts

Lenea Pierzchanowski has spent the last three years getting to know a small community in rural Idaho. A city of around 800 residents, Potlatch sits in the middle of what Pierzchanowski calls a child-care desert. Pierzchanowski, an education specialist for Idaho Public Television in Boise, has visited Potlatch farmers’ markets, homeschooling co-ops and child-care centers to provide fun and educational activities for kids and families.

Jul

6th

2026

01:00

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

The TV Station Building a Strong Social Media Network (HBBIP #142)

Each week, we'll bring you select insights from our newsletter, How to Build Brands and Influence People (HBBIP). To have all of these insights delivered directly to your inbox, subscribe today! Like any American child of the Nineties, I grew up on Sesame Street.

Jul

1st

2026

01:00

Management Changes, B2B Tag

Corporate Legal Appointments: Bayer, Harley-Davidson, and PBS Signal Strategic Shifts in Legal Expertise

June has seen notable in-house legal appointments at major organizations, reflecting broader trends and strategic priorities in the corporate legal landscape. Among the most prominent hires was Bayer’s appointment of a new Chief Legal Officer, a move that underscores the company’s ongoing efforts to navigate complex regulatory environments and litigation challenges.

Legal News Feed

Jun

29th

2026

13:36

Regulatory and Legal, Funding Activities, B2B Tag

PBS CEO recounts dramatic year for organzation, calls legal battle with Trump 'the most sobering moment'

ASPEN, COLORADO — PBS CEO Paula Kerger recounted the "extraordinary" year her organization has had after President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans revoked its federal funding. Appearing Sunday at the Aspen Institute's Ideas Festival, Kerger was asked to summarize the dramatic saga PBS underwent, which she referred to as a "year of letters," the first in January 2025 from Federal Communications Committee (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr, who was probing PBS' corporate partnerships , followed by a letter that March from then-Rep.

Jun

28th

2026

01:06

LTN to Power Nationwide IP Video Network Across 330 PBS Member Stations

Under a multi-year agreement, LTN will implement a managed IP network delivering end-to-end connectivity, ISP services and two-way video transport across all PBS stations and services. Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the US operates more than 330 public television stations and has station partners licensed in every state.

Digital Media World

Jun

25th

2026

01:00

PBS Picks LTN for Managed IP Interconnection Across 330-Plus Member Stations

PBS has selected LTN as its IP video partner to modernize interconnection across more than 330 public television stations, replacing legacy distribution assumptions with a fully managed network that supports contribution, distribution, and OTT handoffs on a single operational spine.

Jun

17th

2026

02:21

Procurement and Sales, B2B Tag

PBS secures contract extension for North Sea assets

The PBS consortium announces a contract extension for the continued delivery of General Maintenance and Operations Contract (GMOC) services across a large energy company’s assets in the Northern and Central parts of the North Sea. The agreement represents a continuation of PBS’s successful delivery model and has been awarded for an initial 18-month term, with two optional one-year extension periods.

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Jun

17th

2026

01:00

Procurement and Sales, B2B Tag

PBS secures contract extension for North Sea assets

The agreement represents a continuation of PBS’s successful delivery model and has been awarded for an initial 18-month term, with two optional one-year extension periods. This contract extension builds on the current GMOC, which runs through to May 2027, and will move into the extension period from that point, securing continuity of services until at least November 2028, with the potential to extend through 2030.

Jun

16th

2026

03:50

PBS Builds on UK Growth with Continued Contract Awards and Expansion

PBS is continuing to strengthen its position in the UK market, building on long-term client relationships, recent contract awards, and continued investment in its delivery footprint. The business has recently confirmed a further contract extension within the UK offshore sector, supporting assets in the Northern and Central North Sea.

Jun

12th

2026

01:00

‘Listen to Me’ challenges how America treats Black mothers

For years, the data on Black maternal health has circulated through research papers and news reports, but what has been harder to find is the human story behind the numbers.

Jun

11th

2026

01:00

Meeting in Boston proved vital for Holocaust survivor’s daughter in project about her father

Erno “Zvi” Spiegel, a Hungarian Jew who survived the Holocaust, was reticent about his experiences during World War II. That is, until his daughter, Dr. Judith Richter, came across a Life magazine article about the notorious Nazi war criminal Dr. Josef Mengele.

Jewish Journal of Greater Boston

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