Barney the television dinosaur has been given a reprieve from extinction, and he may end up being saved. Nothing is sure yet, but producers of the “Barney & Friends” public-television show for ...

The idea of commercials on public television was once as unthinkable as the possibility of John Belushi hosting “Masterpiece Theater” or Alistair Cooke dressing up as the Samurai Tailor on “Saturday ...

Barney’s story starts in late 1987 in Allen, Texas. At the time, a former teacher named Sheryl Leach had a two-year old son, Patrick. She struggled to find videos that held his attention. “I was a ...

Connecticut Public Television had been the flagship station for UConn women's basketball over the last 18 seasons. The non-profit organization based in Hartford has televised nearly 400 games during a ...

The UConn women's basketball team had a wonderful marriage with CPTV, but ultimately, the Huskies' program outgrew the state's public television station. The final UConn women's game carried by CPTV ...