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Tenacious
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Re: PBS
Tenacious   4/23/2012 3:10:32 PM
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Maybe now that technology has changed media -- and made it possible for citizen journalists to create their own content and "TV" stations -- maybe it is also time to rethink spending millions of dollars a year on "public" broadcasting.

cat tail
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Re: PBS
cat tail   4/23/2012 2:39:51 PM
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Can someone explain to me why PBS needs "sponsorship" or advertising --whatever you call it -- if it also gets public funding and collects donations from telethons too? And does it get a percentage of sales from Seseme Street, etc products?

Phoenix
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Re: PBS
Phoenix   4/23/2012 12:50:57 PM
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I agree. It seems to me that all this underwriting is just another glorified form of advertising.

TelecomFreq
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Re: PBS
TelecomFreq   4/23/2012 12:24:32 PM
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Its not advertising, they cal it Underwriting.... LOL

I really enjoy PBS, but I find that all of the "Underwriting" becomes annoying and I feel like it cheapens the programing for me.

Phoenix
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Re: PBS
Phoenix   4/23/2012 11:00:03 AM
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I wonder what they are planning to do next. The tv audience always crave for more good content, I doubt they would want to keep looking at tv commercials.

tokyogai
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Re: PBS
tokyogai   4/23/2012 9:31:34 AM
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I agree. They will lose my donations if they become commercial like all the others. There is no point at all in taking ads and trying to claim you  are public.

AskAsa
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Re: PBS
AskAsa   4/23/2012 9:30:51 AM
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If PBS is taking ad dollars, can we get it off the public dole?

Dex
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Re: PBS
Dex   4/23/2012 9:17:36 AM
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If PBS is going to have ads like every other broadcast station, then there is no point.

Noreen Seebacher
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PBS
Noreen Seebacher   4/23/2012 8:39:40 AM
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What's the point of public broadcasting?

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