Tag: PBS
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PBS International Licenses Frontline’s ‘The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden’
Frontline’s The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden is going International thanks to PBS International licensing the documentary to 30 broadcasters in more than 90 countries. Since 1988, Frontline has been producing a special before each presidential election. The Choice is critically acclaimed and tells the story of each candidate in a non-partisan way to deliver…
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PBS Distribution Launches ‘PBS MASTERPIECE’ Channel on Amazon Prime Video in Canada
Today PBS announced it’s streaming channel PBS Masterpiece has launched as a subscription based Amazon Prime Video channel in Canada. The channel will launch with popular British and world-renowned dramas as well as Masterpiece programs such as “Sanditon,” Endeavour,” “Home Fires,” “Inspector Lewis,” “Poldark” and “Victoria.” “We have seen tremendous consumer demand and subscription growth since…
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PBS Launches Free Live Streams of Select Stations on Roku, Apple TV, iOS & Android
The PBS channel is now free for Roku, Apple TV iOS and Android. For now, around 85 stations can be live streamed, but more are expected to be added to the list. PBS viewers can live stream on major web browsers including Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge, as well as through the PBS Video Channel…
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PBS Launches PBS Documentaries Channel on Amazon Prime
PBS Distribution has announced that its new Prime Video Channel, PBS Documentaries, is now live. The channel features a robust lineup of programming by NOVA, Frontline, American Masters, Nature, American Experience, Independent Lens, the entire Ken Burns collection, and more. The channel joins PBS’s other Prime Video channels, PBS Masterpiece, PBS Living and PBS Kids.…
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Amazon Prime Video Channels Will Add a New PBS Channel
PBS will be launching a new documentary focused Prime Video Channel on August 4. The new PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel is another way for viewers to access PBS content outside of the PBS Video app, with the intention of informing and inspiring a larger audience. The new channel will include a library of content…
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Vote for Your Favorite During the PBS Short Film Festival via Facebook Watch Parties
The PBS Short Film Festival is back for a ninth year across all of PBS’s digital platforms starting today. The festival is part of an ongoing effort to increase the visibility of independent filmakers and will feature 25 short-form independent films under five categories: culture, environment, family, humanity and race. Viewers can watch, share and…
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Elmo Will Host a Special Virtual Playdate Episode
Elmo is hosting a virtual playdate to help comfort kids during the coronavirus pandemic. This half-hour episode will air on HBO, HBO Latino, TBS, TNT, truTV, Cartoon Network and Boomerang on Tuesday, April 14 at 7 PM ET. You can also watch it for free at the same time on PBS Kids. During the ‘Playdate,’…
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What to Watch on The PBS Video App and PBS Passport This Month
PBS has long been a great source for free programming available with an antenna. But many people still don’t know there is a PBS Video App where you can stream more than 4000 PBS and local shows on-demand, all for free. Stream PBS and local station shows like MASTERPIECE, Poldark, NOVA, Nature, PBS NewsHour, FRONTLINE,…
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Here is Everything Coming to PBS in March 2020
MARCH PREMIERES NIALL FERGUSON’S NETWORLD Premieres: Tuesday, March 17, 8:00 p.m. ET Niall Ferguson visits network theorists, social scientists, and data analysts to explore the history of social networks. Reviewing classic experiments and cutting-edge research, Ferguson demonstrates how human behavior, disruptive technology and the profit motive can energize ideas and communication, and then change the world.…
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More PBS Stations Are Going Live on YouTube TV Today
For the second week in a row YouTube TV has added more PBS stations to their lineup. After being announced in July, in December 2019 PBS Kids and PBS are live on YouTube TV in select markets. PBS said at the time more than 100 PBS stations are now live on YouTube TV. Later YouTube…