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TV/Web Integration Continues to Grow and
Meet Audience Expectations
  • PBS.org Audience
  • 1995-2002
  • # of page views (thousands)









  • Source: PBS server logs, Nielsen//NetRatings January 2002


  • PBS.org is the #1 dot-org in the U.S.
  • PBS.org is a three time Webby winner for best TV site.
  • PBS.org offers on-demand access through a seamless local/national model.
  • Consumption is growing, especially with kids, who average 50 page views per visit to pbskids.org.


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PBS.org: Strategic Imperatives
  •  Ties to Tune-in, TV/Web Convergence
  •  Local Context and Value
  •  Classroom Connections


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Ties to Tune-In, TV/Web Convergence
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Local Context and Value
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Local Context and Value
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Classroom Connections
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PBS.org: Web Content Examples
  •  Limited Series
  •  Documentary Film
  •  Ongoing Series
  •  Local Emphasis
  •  pbskids.org
  •  PBS Parents


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Great Web Content: Basic Principle
  • Extend the impact of your film’s linear narrative with the non-linear, interactive storytelling potential of the Web.


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Custom Content: Ongoing Series
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Custom Content: Limited Series
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Custom Content: Documentary Film
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Custom Content: Local Emphasis
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pbskids.org
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PBS Parents
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PBS.org: Tools for Producers and Stations
  •  Producing for PBS
  •  Web Production Manual
  •  Station Remote Control
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PBS.org: Lessons Learned
  •  Content Strategies
  •  Process
  •  Extended Content Lifespan
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Great Site Content
  • Is interactive
  • Is not just a promotional tool
  • Extends the impact of programming
  • Is a meaningful content destination


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Companion site process planning
  • Integrate Web site planning into the film production process
  • Leverage PBS’s local/national connection to extend impact
  • Accessibility is key


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A New Lifespan For Content
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If you don’t like change,
it’s a bad decade to be alive.
  • Trisha Creekmore
  • Public Broadcasting Service
    tcreekmore@pbs.org