PBS Distribution Launches Travel-Centered FAST Channel

PBS Distribution has teamed up with American Public Televison to launch a brand new travel-focused free, ad-supported streaming tv (FAST) channel, TheWrap has completely realized.

PBS Travel, which is at the moment obtainable on Prime Video and Plex and can be obtainable on Samsung TV Plus later this month, will function sequence together with “Rick Steves’ Europe,” “Curious Traveler,” “Dream of Italy,” “Weekends With Yankee” and extra.

“PBS Travel lets viewers explore the world from home, discovering new cultures and perspectives through trusted storytelling and familiar faces – it’s a powerful way to connect us all,” PBS Distribution president Andrea Downing mentioned in a Tuesday assertion.

“We’re thrilled to partner with PBS Distribution to launch PBS Travel — a channel that brings the magic of travel to viewers everywhere,” American Public Television president and CEO Jim Dunford added. “These programs celebrate the people, places, and traditions that make our world so rich and diverse. It’s a wonderful way to explore, learn and be inspired — all from the comfort of home.”

PBS Travel marks the most recent addition to the model’s FAST channel lineup, following Antiques Road Trip, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, PBS | Antiques Roadshow, PBS Documentaries, PBS Drama, PBS Food, PBS Genealogy, PBS | Nature and PBS Retro.

In addition to working quite a few FAST channels within the U.S. and U.Okay., the three way partnership between PBS and GBH Boston operates a number of subscription streaming channels — PBS Masterpiece, PBS Kids, PBS Living, PBS Documentaries and PBS America.

The firm additionally reaches viewers by transactional video-on-demand (TVOD), subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) licensing, advertising-based video on demand (AVOD), DVD and Blu-ray, theatrical releasing, instructional platforms, non-theatrical and inflight gross sales, and serves broadcasters and producers offering program gross sales and co-production financing.

The newest launch comes as a $1.1 billion in funding minimize for PBS and NPR looms after the Senate and House authorised the Trump administration’s $9 billion rescission bundle. The transfer will affect greater than a thousand NPR associates and 330 PBS member stations.