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Public Broadcasting Leaders Gather Amid $1 Billion Shutdown

9/24/2025

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Leaders of public television will meet at Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival in Arkansas, October 10-18, 2025.
Representatives from Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR), along with public broadcasting stations, will attend.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced it would shut down after losing over $1 billion.
The Filmmaker Forum will address funding and distribution for filmmakers.

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Story summary

Leaders of public television will meet at Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival in Arkansas, October 10-18, 2025.
Representatives from Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR), along with public broadcasting stations, will attend.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced it would shut down after losing over $1 billion.
The Filmmaker Forum will address funding and distribution for filmmakers.