KQED, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Public Radio Exchange (PRX) have launched Matter Ventures, a new startup accelerator aiming to provide a needed boost to fledgling media entrepreneurs. . Read More

Arlington, Va. - PBS on Wednesday announced the creation of a new position — chief content officer — and named KQED executive vice president John Boland to be the first person to serve in the new role. Bolan will direct PBS' TV programming, new media, education and promotion, overseeing delivery of content on platforms including the Web, video-on-demand and digital TV multicasting. "John Boland is the ideal person to help PBS realize the full potential of the digital revolution [...].