According to a nationwide study, a much bigger proportion of kids’ TV exposure comes indirectly, from television that’s on in the background while they’re doing other activities.

Leaving the television on for background noise may be harming the development of many American children, new research suggests. Previous studies suggest television exposure has been linked to ...

U.S. kids are exposed to nearly 4 hours of background TV a day Younger kids, blacks and poor kids are exposed to more Pediatricians: Kids under age 2 should not be exposed to TV A number of ...

The typical child in the U.S. is exposed to nearly four hours of background TV a day, a national survey finds. The youngest kids are exposed to the most, yet should watch the least, according to ...

Tomorrow PBS, the nation’s most trusted provider of educational media for children, will launch the first-ever national 24/7 PBS KIDS channel, provided by member stations across the country on ...

Among the impacts of background TV, researchers say, is it recruits kids' attention away from other activities, such as play and learning.

Broadcast stations across the country are partnering with school districts and state departments of education to provide curriculum-based lessons.

Local PBS stations will be able to launch a digital-cable TV channel and live stream, allowing them to broadcast programs from the network’s “ PBS Kids ” block 24 hours a day.

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Some Daytonians remember watching local children’s television shows back in the 1940s through the ‘70s. Back then, kids shows were an important part of a TV station’s programming. At one ...

Too much television can be detrimental for kids’ development, even when they’re not plopped directly in front of the screen. And your kids might be getting more exposure to such background TV ...

PBS is expanding its presence in the linear, free streaming channel business. The public broadcaster has sealed a deal with Amazon to stream its PBS Kids channel, as well as 150 local PBS stations ...