Press Releases

(San Francisco)— Independent Television Service (ITVS) announced today that eight of its films are among the nominees for the 32nd Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards. Among the nominees are five documentary features from Independent Lens, the weekly series airing on PBS jointly curated by ITVS and PBS, three programs that were broadcast on the PBS…

(Nashville, Tennessee)- It has been said that in order to understand America, you must first understand the Civil War. Over the next four years, as the country commemorates the event that defined a nation, what we choose to remember — and hope to forget — of our past reveals much about who we are in the present. Premiering on public television beginning in…

(San Francisco, CA, June 16, 2011)— In honor of Independence Day this July 4, 2011, Global Voices and the WORLD Channel present four international documentaries throughout the month of July that focus on the different, difficult actions people and organizations have taken in the fight for independence. The month begins with Storm of Emotions,…

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—(May 17, 2011)—ITVS (Independent Television Service) announced today that it, along with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, has made a significant investment in Half the Sky, a primetime television special and transmedia project based on New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's widely acclaimed book,…

(San Francisco, CA) — The Independent Television Service (ITVS), in partnership with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and PBS, announced today the launch of Women and Girls Lead, a multi-year engagement campaign to focus the power of independent documentary storytelling on the leadership and development of women and girls. ITVS is…