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We are pleased to offer award-winning content from MacNeil/Lehrer Productions and the PBS NEWSHOUR stretching back more than 30 years. Millions of Americans and citizens of the world have turned to MacNeil/Lehrer Productions for three decades for the solid, reliable reporting that has made the PBS NEWSHOUR (and its predecessor programs) one of the most trusted news programs in television.
Available for License and Purchase:
- PBS NEWSHOUR, a one-hour broadcast each weekday from the United States
- Current and Archival Segments from the PBS NEWSHOUR
- Stock Footage
- Transcripts
- Documentaries
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THE PBS NEWSHOUR
The PBS NEWSHOUR is currently available for license to broadcasters, pay-tv networks, pay-tv distribution platforms, and digital media platforms outside of the United States. If you are interested in adding the PBS NewsHour to your schedule or service, please contact David Sit, Vice President, MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, at 703.998.2854 or DSit@NewsHour.org to discuss licensing opportunities.
CURRENT AND ARCHIVAL SEGMENTS FROM THE PBS NEWSHOUR
MacNeil Lehrer Productions continues to amass a unique video library of segments from the 30-year history of the PBS NEWSHOUR and its predecessor broadcasts. Whether you would like a copy of a particular segment or broadcast or a larger selection of reporting, MLP can work with you to select and package customized content. We offer:
- Reporting on politics, business & economy, arts & culture, science & technology, global health, international affairs, and social issues.
- Interviews with world leaders, political figures, and world-renowned musicians, artists, and authors, from 1975 to the present (sample list) .
- Insightful reports and analysis of important issues and events, including U.S. elections, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Sept. 11 attacks, the Cold War, and much more, spanning the 30+ year history of the NEWSHOUR.
Our past and current clients include broadcast networks, in-flight entertainment companies, museums, higher education textbook publishers, and documentary producers, among others.
Please contact Annette Miller at 703.998.2112 or AMiller@NewsHour.org.
STOCK FOOTAGE
Our vast archival library includes b-roll from the NEWSHOUR’s coverage of news events, politics, economics, science and technology, the arts, environment, health care, and much more. We also have footage from interviews with world and cultural leaders, stunning landscapes, and scenes from everyday life.
In association with Getty Images, we offer footage dating back to the early 1980s, and new footage is added daily.
We are ready to work with you to select the right footage for your project. For further information, please contact Annette Miller at 703.998.2112 or AMiller@NewsHour.org.
TRANSCRIPTS
In addition to video content, MLP holds an archive of text transcripts of every NEWSHOUR broadcast from 1975 to the present. Recent transcripts are available online.
Please contact Annette Miller at 703.998.2112 or AMiller@NewsHour.org for additional information or to discuss reprint licensing.
DOCUMENTARIES
Non-fiction programs produced by MLP previously aired on PBS in the United States are available for license in the United States and globally. Explore past documentaries here.
To discuss availability and licensing of MLP-produced documentaries, please contact Annette Miller at 703.998.2112 or AMiller@NewsHour.org.




