TV & VIDEO - Nov. 16, 1989

Public TV Accord: The three national public television organizations have drawn up an agreement designed to unravel the present complex system of funding and more clearly define the roles of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Public Broadcasting Service and the National Assn. of Public Television Stations. The agreement, which now must be approved by the organizations’ respective boards as well as Congress, in principle would make CPB primarily responsible for developing new programs, while PBS would focus on distribution, funding for existing programs and support of local stations. Local independent producers, however, said Wednesday that they will fight the proposed restructuring.