Posts Tagged ‘ PBS ’

PBS Launches Video Portal

Apr 22nd, 2009 | By | Category: Streaming Video, Video

The public television network PBS is taking some of its viewers’ favorite programs and making them available via its newly-launched video portal, PBS.org/video.  Today’s debut of the streaming site marks the first time that programming from a variety of series producers has been available in from one location. The new video site features a broad […]



PBS Programming Available For Zune

Nov 17th, 2008 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players, Video, Video Podcasts

Zune Insider says that programming from “educational” TV network PBS is available starting today from the Zune Video Marketplace.  Shows available for download include public television viewer favorites: Ken Burns’ Jazz, America and American Lives; NOVA, Wired Science, Scientific American Frontiers and, later this week, Carrier. For even more intellectually enriching Zune content (edutainment?), the […]



PBS, YouTube Asking You To Video Your Vote

Oct 15th, 2008 | By | Category: Citizen Media, Internet TV, Video

YouTube has partnered with PBS to ask Americans to share their Election Day voting experiences on a new YouTube video channel, Video Your Vote. The initiative hopes to educate voters on the entire process and a wide array of issues associated with voting in America, while enabling the world to watch pivotal moments in this […]



PBS Programming Coming To XBox

Oct 10th, 2008 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, General, Internet TV, Video

PBS has announced that it will launch a broad selection of full-length PBS television shows for download on Xbox LIVE, the online games and entertainment network for the Xbox 360. Included on Xbox LIVE are: WIRED SCIENCE CARRIER SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN FRONTIERS NOVA Ken Burns’ Jazz Ken Burns’ America Ken Burns’ American Lives “Our commitment is […]



Reddit, PBS Intro User Generated Weekly Television Show

May 21st, 2008 | By | Category: Internet TV, Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

Reddit today announced that it was working with PBS to create a new weekly television news program, Your Week, that’s “powered by you.” Material for the show will come from hot stories on the reddit front page every week. Meta discussions about that content and the show itself will all take place at yourweek.reddit.com: Whereas […]



iTunes U Gets PBS Educational Programming

Apr 12th, 2008 | By | Category: How to Podcast

Kids just got a great justification for getting bigger iPods – PBS & Apple have added a large variety of educational programming to iTunes U: From The War: A film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick to The Jewish Americans: A Series by David Grubin to Meet the Author, featuring more than 40 interviews with […]



CES: Podcast.com, Treedia.com Announce Their Top Ten Podcast Picks

Jan 7th, 2008 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, General

Podcast.com announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas its list of the “Top 10 Podcasts of the Year” for 2007, in conjunction with media aggregation/distribution company Treedia.com, which created the feed management platform used at Podcast.com. Podcast.com, a podcast directory and feed management site, maintains a list of 43,000 podcast feeds. To […]



PBS Intros Downloadable Videos

Jul 27th, 2006 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads

PBS today announced the launch of downloadable PBS television shows on Google Video, making it possible for users to download and own a selection of PBS primetime and children‚Äôs programming for the first time ever. Prices range from $1.99 for an episode of Arthur to the relatively steep $7.99 for an episode of Nova. The […]