Public Broadcasting Service
PBS is made up of more than 350 local public noncommercial TV stations serving all 50 states, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa. PBS stations reach more than 120 million people each month through on-air and online content. PBS is a private, nonprofit corporation, founded in 1969, whose members are Americaäó»s public Television stations. PBS oversees program acquisition and provides program distribution and promotion; education services; new media ventures; fundraising support; engineering and technology development; and video marketing. Find and Follow us on: Facebook (@PBS), Twitter (@PBS), Google+ (@PBS), Pinterest (@PBSofficial), YouTube (@PBS), Instagram (@PBS), Tumblr (@PBStv) and Vine (@PBS).
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PBS is made up of more than 350 local public noncommercial TV stations serving all 50 states, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa. PBS stations reach more than 120 million people each month through on-air and online content.

PBS is a private, nonprofit corporation, founded in 1969, whose members are Americaäó»s public Television stations.

PBS oversees program acquisition and provides program distribution and promotion; education services; new media ventures; fundraising support; engineering and technology development; and video marketing.

Find and Follow us on: Facebook (@PBS), Twitter (@PBS), Google+ (@PBS), Pinterest (@PBSofficial), YouTube (@PBS), Instagram (@PBS), Tumblr (@PBStv) and Vine (@PBS).

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  • 854
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  • 24 M Estimated Visits
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  • 10 SDKs
  • 4.44 Avg. Rating
  • 11 K Total reviews
  • App Url: https://itunes.apple.com/app/public-broadcasting-service-4/id398349296
  • App Support: http://help.pbs.org/support/home?app=410
  • Genre: Entertainment
  • Bundle ID: org.pbs.playeripad
  • App Size: 56.2 M
  • Version: 5.7.4
  • Release Date: October 24th, 2010
  • Update Date: June 10th, 2021

Description:

PBS Video features thousands of full-length episodes, award-winning documentaries, and series from PBS and member stations, so you can stream popular PBS shows anytime, anywhere!

Catch up or discover recent episodes from MASTERPIECE, NOVA, NATURE, PBS NEWSHOUR, FRONTLINE, INDEPENDENT LENS, POV, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, NO PASSPORT REQUIRED and so much more. New videos are added daily.

Support your local station for access to an extended library of shows with PBS Passport.

WATCH PBS ON DEMAND

Explore a rich and varied selection of thousands of videos from new shows and the PBS archives, as well as specially curated playlists and collections available all year long.

Binge Ken Burn’s documentaries: Country Music, The Vietnam War and College Behind Bars.

Get caught up in the drama with MASTERPIECE shows like Poldark, The Durrells in Corfu, Vienna Blood, Grantchester, Sanditon, World on Fire, Baptiste and others, like Call the Midwife, and Jamestown*.

Explore new worlds with science and nature programming from NOVA and NATURE including Spy in the Wild, Life from Above, Expedition, Human, The Gene, Earth’s Sacred Wonders, Animals on the Move, and Super Cats.

Enjoy foreign-language dramas like MODUS* and Though Shall Not Kill.

Shine a light on thought-provoking news and public affairs programs from PBS NEWSHOUR, FRONTLINE, and WASHINGTON WEEK, Amanpour and Co., and Retro Report on PBS.

Take a front-row seat with arts and music content from GREAT PERFORMANCES, LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER, AUSTIN CITY LIMITS, and Now Hear This.

Learn how history shapes our present with ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, AMERICAN MASTERS, and FINDING YOUR ROOTS with Henry Lewis Gates, Jr.

Discover new perspectives with award-winning films and documentaries from INDEPENDENT LENS, POV, and the PBS ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL.

*Some programs and early releases are exclusive to PBS Passport.

KEY FEATURES
• Watch recently aired episodes from your favorite PBS shows
• Stream shows from your local PBS station and see what's coming soon
• Watch previews and clips from hundreds of shows
• Save your favorite programs and episodes for easy viewing later
• Get access to an extended library of content with PBS Passport

MORE FROM PBS
* Learn about the PBS Video app: https://www.pbs.org/pbs-video-app/

* Learn about PBS Passport: https://pbs.org/getpassport

* Find help and support at: https://help.pbs.org/

PBS Video is also available on Apple TV

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Orac7

Jun 02, 2021

Must Pay

Turns out you can’t watch without paying yet another monthly fee. Deleting.

JackieJ.

May 29, 2021

Love the content but frustrated with the app

Update: I received a nice reply from the PBS Video Team although they were unable to help without more information from me. In the meantime, however, I am no longer experiencing the glitch. Not sure what happened, but it’s all good now. I really enjoy most of the PBS programming and I’m happy to be a Passport member. I use my Apple TV to watch. However, there have been a couple of times recently when I’m watching a program and another program’s audio starts running in the background simultaneously with the audio of the program I’m watching. The only way I’m able to get rid of the second audio is to delete and reinstall the app. That’s not a reasonable process because it’s too cumbersome. A quick search of their support issues did not find a different solution. I hope they fix this bug soon!

PK1957

May 28, 2021

Love PBS app but….

The app is great, could use some improvement but overall ok. My one complaint is the sound. I have crank the volume up a lot to hear anything. It’s not my TV or service provider. It’s only the PBS app. In response to the developer, I use an Apple TV 4K device. Software is up to date. This is through a Samsung 4K smart tv. Sound seems dull. I use the Apple TV because the PBS app, and a couple others, are not available through Samsung.

TofuNatto

May 21, 2021

Please fix scrolling on Apple TV

When diving into a category like Shows > Culture then scrolling through the collection, the image tiles for the shows always reload, constantly, in every category. This is jarring and confusing. Please fix!

Obergawitch

May 18, 2021

Episodes removed

When somebody from PBS responds to your review it sure would be nice if they actually answered your concern! Certain Nova episodes, for example, that were available to stream from the PBS app are no longer available, they don’t even show up as a selection. However, Amazon PRIME has those episodes! Now PBS is removing episodes of many shows and selling them to PRIME. So even if you’ve paid for Passport you can no longer watch some of your favorite episodes. No more support from me!

80south

May 12, 2021

Doesn’t work well

The way to select shows is bad. (Bad on the website too — it doesn’t remember where you were in the mile long scroll.) The app doesn’t remember which show you were watching let alone where in the program you were. I’d love to support PBS by watching more on this than Amazon or Netflix, but the user interface is so poor I don’t. Probably will not renew.
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