Maryland Public Television has appointed Eleanor Hong as managing director, digital content & operations at the statewide public television network. MPT is the sixth largest in total revenue among the […]
Hitachi Kokusai has completed one of the first deliveries of its new SK-UHD7000-S2 broadcast cameras to Maryland Public Television through Digital Video Group, a longtime Hitachi Kokusai partner based in […]
Maryland Public Television (MPT) will premiere the new documentary Sabbath on MPT-HD and the MPT livestream at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 24. The two-hour Journey Films production is also available to view on-demand […]
Popular public television series Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire is back this spring with 13 new episodes just in time for the summer grilling season. Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire comes from the same production team […]
Sports announcer Jim Hunter, most recently with the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball, has joined the talent lineup at Maryland Public Television (MPT). In his new role, he will serve as a […]
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The MPT Foundation has appointed Alfred R. Berkeley III to its volunteer board of directors. The MPT Foundation is the 501(c) (3) fundraising affiliate of Maryland Public Television. It comprises […]
He is responsible for a team of four, managing all of six of the Maryland Public Television broadcast facilities and transmission tower sites across the state.
At a time when many public broadcasters are being told to reduce their dependence on public money and find new forms of revenue through new subscriptions and grants, Maryland Public Television could be getting more money from the state of Maryland under a pending bill.
In a plan that Maryland Public Television President Larry D. Unger estimates will save the broadcaster more than $2 million during the next five years, MPT will outsource the function of master control to Public Media Management, a partnership between Boston’s WGBH and Sony Electronics.
The FCC’s Media Bureau has proposed a $20,000 fine against Maryland Public Television for alleged violations of the agency’s equal opportunity employment rules and “false” reporting to the FCC about the alleged infractions.
