In Reversal Since the Recession, Some States Give More Money to Public Television

Funding is still off sharply from the 2008 fiscal year, but 35 states have set aside about $191.5 million for 2014.

    



Media Decoder: Budget Travel Magazine Sees a Digital Rebirth

Mired in bankruptcy, Budget Travel has found ways to generate revenue through digital subscriptions on iPad, Kindle, Nook and Android devices, and from display advertising on its website.

    



NPR Gets $17 Million in Grants to Expand Coverage and Develop Digital Platform

The grants, to be announced Monday, come just three months after NPR, which is facing financial difficulties, said it would cut 10 percent of its staff.

    



Britain to Examine Why BBC Severance Payments Exceeded Contract Terms

Hearings will look at payments the British Broadcasting Corporation made to senior editors as it tried to reduce its budget, and Mark Thompson, the former BBC chief, will testify.

    



Economix Blog: A Rating With a High Return: NC-17

A look at the box-office return on investment among films of the last decade, sorted by M.P.A.A. rating.

    



Common Sense: As Hollywood Leans on Blockbusters, the Flop Looms

Hollywood, increasingly reliant on big-budget spectacles that make hundreds of millions of dollars, may be headed over a blockbuster cliff.

    

Media Decoder Blog: Content Lives On, Even if Web Site Doesn’t

The Web site Budget Travel is in bankruptcy court and the trustee handling the case says no staff member “will be paid a penny.” But that hasn’t stopped the staff from producing new content.