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Frequently Asked
Questions
1. What is The Global Learning Series...?
The Global Learning Series... is a program that is about
education, information
and knowledge created by GTS Education, Inc. It adheres to all
guidelines for
Public Television's Standards and Practices. The purpose of this
series is to
educate our viewer ship by delivering unique and rare
documentaries and diverse
educational content on the latest topics and technology. Each
story is a
stand-alone interstitial program, so they are short, concise and
packed with
relevant information.
2. What is an interstitial program?
Each interstitial program is two-five minutes in length and is
produced in
broadcast quality. The interstitial programming is produced in a
news-oriented
style that documents the issues that impact professionals and
consumers alike
(much like a video version of what you would find in a trade
journal or
magazine). Since Public Television is a non-commercial network
(where one does
not see Coke or Pepsi ads, infomercials, etc.) they do not run
commercials and
they utilize short-form educational segments to use as
interstitial
programming. For example, a program like Pavarotti might air
Tuesday at 7:00pm
and would run approximately 52-53 minutes. Public TV is left
with a block of
time in which they have to schedule with non-commercial,
educational
programming. These short editorials covering various business,
medical, and
environmental topics, air as small segments in between
(interstitially) these
major programs.
3. Is The Global Learning Series... affiliated with any
network?
No. GTS Education Inc. (the creators of The Global Learning
Series...) is an
independent production company not affiliated with any
particular network.
4. What is Public TV?
Public TV is made up of 349 stations across the country that
deliver family-safe
TV. Public TV is driven by a sense of urgency to fulfill the
mission to
"educate, entertain and enlighten the people of the United
States -- and
beyond-- through creative programs and services of the highest
quality." That
mission stands out like a beacon, especially today in a world of
commercially
centered programming. Public Television continually provides
mind-expanding,
nonviolent, family centered, horizon-broadening television. They
provide true
universal access, bringing the best of the world into every
living room. Any
home, any person with access to a TV can be in the front row
center of some of
the best productions in the world, regardless of "household
income" or "target
audience."
5. Is PBS the same as Public TV?
Public Broadcasting System, or PBS, is the volunteer association
with members
from individual public TV stations. (Much like the National
Football League is
the association of independent football teams). PBS is not the
same as
individual Public TV stations, but is a voluntary agency that is
set over the
individual stations as a whole. The Public Broadcasting Service
is a nonprofit
membership corporation whose members are licensees of
noncommercial educational
(or "public") television stations and is governed by a board
comprised largely
of representatives of its member stations. PBS operates in the
public interest
by serving the needs of its member stations. As a licensee of
the Federal
Communications Commission, each public television licensee bears
a
non-delegable duty to assure that its broadcast program services
fulfill its
statutory obligations as a broadcaster.
Although PBS strives to provide balanced program services,
member stations often
choose not to carry the Program Content offered by PBS in its
entirety, and
each station makes different decisions about how best to
supplement PBS's
programs. Therefore, each station is ultimately responsible for
assuring an
appropriate balance of subjects and viewpoints across its
broadcast schedule
and for complying with all applicable federal statutes and
regulations.
Other similar organizations are NETA (National Education
Telecommunications
Association) and APT (American Public Television).
6. Is The Global Learning Series... the same as Public TV?
No. The Global Learning Series... is an independent interstitial
program that
is distributed to Public Television in all 50 states, but is not
Public
Television itself.
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