Apr 07 Watch 8:14 Anita Hill on the Thomas hearings, 25 years later: 'I would do it again' By PBS News Hour Twenty-five years ago, Anita Hill testified about sexual harassment from then-nominee Clarence Thomas. Now a new HBO film dramatizes the high-profile political battle that captured the nation’s attention and changed Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Hill joins Gwen Ifill to look… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 6:21 Does Sesame Street's new address change its mission? By PBS News Hour Sesame Street, the beloved children's television series and PBS staple since 1969, will have a new address coming this fall. A five-year partnership with HBO means episodes will air first on the premium pay cable channel before appearing on public… Continue watching
Aug 13 'Sesame Street' moves to HBO, with re-airs on PBS By Joshua Barajas After calling PBS home for 45 years, HBO is now how you get to “Sesame Street.” Sesame Workshop, the non-profit group that produces the show, announced Thursday that the next five seasons of the popular educational children's show will start… Continue reading
Mar 29 Are millennials missing out by scrapping cable TV subscriptions? By Hannah Yi Over the past five years, 3.8 million American homes have opted to cancel their cable subscription or not sign up at all. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 8:50 Cutting the cable cord: Will the online media boom mean the death of TV? By PBS News Hour Over the past five years, more than three million American homes have canceled their cable subscriptions while plenty more have signed up for online streaming services to control when, where and how they watch their favorite shows. Now, some of… Continue watching
Nov 21 Internet TV startup Aereo files for Chapter 11 banktuptcy By Joshua Barajas Following an unfavorable U.S. Supreme Court ruling that sided with TV networks, startup Internet company Aereo said Friday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Continue reading
Jul 16 Poll: What are your Emmy predictions? By Victoria Fleischer, Frank Bi There's less than six weeks to binge watch all your favorite television shows before the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences decides which ones take home an Emmy statue. The nominations were announced last week and the ceremony is… Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch What does a medieval literature scholar see in 'Game of Thrones?' By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 08 Watch Conversation: Filming "The Weight of the Nation" John Hoffman, executive producer of HBO's "Weight of the Nation" series, talks obesity. Continue watching