About Public Media Management

Our mission is to empower local public media stations with the technology, support, and flexibility they need to thrive—so they can focus on what matters most: serving their communities and fulfilling their mission.
Marc Hand
CEO

Public Media Management (PMM) offers two master control solutions developed by public media professionals for public media stations. Created through a groundbreaking collaboration between Sony and WGBH, PMM was designed to preserve what makes public media unique—local identity, community trust, and mission-driven service—while solving the growing challenge of technical complexity and operational costs.

PMM to serve a broad range of stations—from community licensees to statewide networks—with a solution that balances local control, cost efficiency, and uninterrupted reliability. As stations plan for the future of public television, PMM’s flexible, cloud-based platform makes it easier to adapt, pivot, and respond to the evolving demands of the media landscape—without compromising local autonomy or service. 

What PMM Stands For

Local Autonomy

Your schedule, your branding, your deadlines and workflows.

Affordability

Scalable service without capital costs or surprise fees.

Broadcast Reliability

Uninterrupted service, built-in redundancy, fully-staffed 365/24/7 monitoring.

Public Service Roots

Designed and operated by people who know public media.

Partnership

We're more than a vendor—we’re an extension of your team.

Built for the Future

Evolving with your station’s needs in a rapidly changing media landscape.

WHY PMM?

  • Over 10 years of operational excellence

  • 100,000+ titles stored in our cloud archive

  • Stations have saved millions in operational and equipment costs

  • Fully supported with no upfront fees and one-vendor troubleshooting

  • Trusted by statewide, university, PDP, and community stations