Tag: PBS
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PBS’s CEO Says They Are Talking With Services Like PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, YouTube TV, & More
Last year PBS announced efforts to launch on live TV streaming services like Hulu and YouTube TV. They carefully warned though that well PBS owns the rights to many of the syndicated shows the local content is owned by 350 some member stations that PBS as a parent company does not own or control. This…
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PBS Plans to Launch on Services Like DIRECTV NOW, YouTube TV, PlayStation Vue, & More This Year
Last year PBS announced efforts to launch on live TV streaming services like Hulu and YouTube TV. They carefully warned though that well PBS owns the rights to many of the syndicated shows the local content is owned by 350 some member stations that PBS as a parent company does not own or control. This…
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Showtime, Starz, PBS Masterpiece, & Lifetime Movie Club Are On Sale
Looking for something to watch this week? Right now, Amazon has select Amazon Channels, including Showtime, Starz, PBS Masterpiece, and Lifetime Movie Club, on sale for 40% off for the first 3 months. Amazon Prime Channels lets Amazon Prime subscribers manage subscriptions to multiple services using their Amazon account username, password, and payment information. Typically,…
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PBS Is the Last Major Cord Cutting Hold Out, But That May Be about to Change
PBS is one of the last major holds outs when it comes to live TV streaming. It is difficult to find PBS on any of the major services—only a few smaller ones. Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, Hulu, DIRECTV NOW, YouTube TV, and more all do not offer PBS. That is about to change. Earlier this…
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PBS Is Rolling Out Local PBS Apps on the Fire TV
For some time now, PBS has been saying they plan to increase their streaming support. You have been able to get national PBS and PBS Kids apps but now PBS has started to roll out local PBS apps on the Fire TV. In select areas, like the Blue Ridge area of Virginia, PBS has started…
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PBS Masterpiece is Now on Amazon Prime Channels
PBS Masterpiece has been bringing dramas, romances, mysteries, and epic miniseries to viewers since 1971. Now, with the PBS Masterpiece channel on Amazon Prime Channels, you can keep up with your favorite series or turn on a feel good movie. Below, we’re looking at what the PBS Masterpiece channel has to offer. About PBS Masterpiece…
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Summer Break Streaming Guide: PBS Kids on Amazon
With summer vacation just around the corner, most of us are looking forward to warm weather and days spent outside. For the days when being outside isn’t an option, parents who are cord cutters have lots of options for keeping kids entertained. Today, we’re sharing the first part of a Summer Break Streaming Guide for…
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Why Is PBS Not on DIRECTV NOW, PlayStation Vue, & Other Live TV Streaming Services? You Asked, We Answer
One of the most popular questions we get is why PBS is not on a live TV streaming service such as DIRECTV NOW, Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, and Hulu. Cord Cutters News reached out to PBS to find out why and this is what we found out: “Many local PBS stations broadcast content that is…
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PBS Reconfirms Their Dedication to FREE OTA TV
Recently several PBS stations announced that they are changing their OTA broadcasts as part of a repack and a few are shutting down. Now PBS has reached out to Cord Cutters News to reconfirm their dedication to free over-the-air TV broadcasting. “PBS is committed to ensuring that every American has access to our free, over-the-air…
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Several PBS Stations Are Shutting Down
Several years ago the FCC asked TV stations to sell their current over-the-air frequencies to cellphone providers. Many stations agreed to the auction and brought in millions of dollars from the sale. Most will be switching channels over the next few years. For example, FOX may switch from Channel 46 to Channel 17. Yet some,…