KCET oil funding.KCET KCET Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (Japan) KCET Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology has secured a grant for $15 million--the largest single commitment in the public station's 42-year history--to fund the national distribution, production and online presence for two shows: "A Place of Our Own A Place of Our Own is a daily program about child care that airs on PBS, produced in Los Angeles by KCET. The Spanish-language version is Los Niños en Su Casa ("Our Children at Home"), seen on PBS and on the Spanish-language public television network V-Me. " and "'Los Ninos en Su Casa." Oil giant BP America and the BP Foundation provided the money. BP was one of the original funders of the series with an initial grant of $10 million. For the first two years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time series aired exclusively on California public TV stations. The national launch of the series also has support from a $3.8 million grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is a private non-profit corporation which is chartered and funded by the United States Federal Government to promote public broadcasting. The CPB was created on November 7, 1967 when U.S. president Lyndon B. and $6 million from the First 5 California Commission during the next three years of production. The show aims to educate parents, grandparents grandparents npl → abuelos mpl grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl and caregivers about how to help young children develop social, emotional and cognitive skills. Kindergarten teachers estimate that one of every three children is unprepared for the challenges of school. "Research confirms that we are providing important support for those who care for our young children," said AI Jerome, president of KCET. "BP's extraordinary funding, along with new support from Corporation for Public Broadcasting and First 5 California, will allow us to reach out to a much wider television audience, impacting child caregivers and parents in communities across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ." The shows are produced by KCET, in association with Sesame Workshop and 44 Blue Productions Inc. in Studio City. KCET is watched by 4 million viewers each week in 11 counties, the largest broadcast reach of any public TV station in the nation. Series produced from the station's Hollywood studios include "Life & Times," "California Connected" and "Tavis Smiley." |
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