Amazon Prime Video is Now the Exclusive Premium Subscription Streaming Home for Family-Favorite PBS KIDS Series
July 01 2016 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Multi-year agreement includes Prime member
favorites such as Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Wild Kratts, Odd
Squad, Dinosaur Train and more, plus new-to-Prime series including
Nature Cat and Ready Jet Go!
PBS KIDS titles are available for Prime members
to watch via the Amazon Video app on TVs, mobile devices or online;
in addition to streaming, Prime members can also download PBS KIDS
series on iPads, iPhones, Android phones and tablets and Fire
tablets for offline viewing
(NASDAQ:AMZN)—Amazon and PBS Distribution today announced
that they have entered into a multi-year agreement that makes
Amazon Prime Video the exclusive premium subscription streaming
home for a broad collection of PBS KIDS series. Prime members in
the U.S. can watch PBS KIDS episodes via the Amazon Video app for
TVs, connected devices including Fire TV, mobile devices and online
at www.amazon.com/primevideo. In addition to streaming, all
episodes are also available to download for offline viewing on
iPads, iPhones, Android phones and tablets and Fire tablets at no
additional cost—meaning Prime members can enjoy PBS KIDS titles
even when they don’t have an internet connection available. For a
list of all Amazon Video compatible devices, visit
www.amazon.com/howtostream.
“We are excited to announce this new deal with PBS, which will
make Prime Video the exclusive premium subscription home for the
great PBS KIDS series that our customers and their kids love,” said
Brad Beale, Vice President of Worldwide Television Acquisition for
Amazon. “From our award-winning Amazon Original Series to amazing
licensed content from industry leaders like PBS KIDS, we’re
committed to making Prime Video the best destination for kids and
family programming that will both educate and entertain.”
“We are very pleased to be continuing our relationship with
Amazon, increasing Prime Video members’ access to our trusted,
educational programming,” said Lesli Rotenberg, Senior Vice
President and General Manager, Children’s Media & Education,
PBS. “PBS KIDS shows have been developed with the needs of today’s
children in mind and focus on fundamental academic areas such as
literacy, science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), in
addition to collaboration, communication, critical thinking and
creativity.”
Prime members can explore a variety of PBS KIDS content,
including series that support social-emotional development and
literacy skills, as well as science, technology, engineering and
math (STEM) skills. The benefits of PBS KIDS series include:
- Developing early social-emotional
skills with Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood and Arthur
- Opening new natural history and science
worlds with Dinosaur Train, Wild Kratts, Nature Cat and Ready Jet
Go!1
- Inspiring curiosity in mathematics with
Odd Squad and Peg + Cat
- Enriching vocabulary and developing
early literacy skills with Martha Speaks and WordGirl
Programs will premiere on PBS stations and then will be made
available in Amazon Prime Video after a period of time. In addition
to Prime Video, PBS KIDS titles will also be available with Amazon
FreeTime Unlimited—a subscription service designed from the ground
up for kids and their parents.
About Amazon Video
Amazon Video is a premium on-demand entertainment service that
offers customers the greatest choice in what to watch, and how to
watch it. Amazon Video is the only service that provides all of the
following:
- Prime Video: Thousands of movies
and TV episodes, including popular licensed content plus
critically-acclaimed and award-winning Amazon Original Series and
Movies from Amazon Studios like Transparent, The Man in the High
Castle, Love & Friendship, and kids series Tumble Leaf,
available for unlimited streaming as part of an Amazon Prime
membership
- Add-on Subscriptions: Dozens of
subscriptions to networks like SHOWTIME, STARZ and more, available
to Amazon Prime members as add-ons to their membership
- Rent or Own: Hundreds of
thousands of titles, including new-release movies and current TV
shows available for on-demand rental or purchase for all Amazon
customers
- Instant Access: Instantly watch
anytime, anywhere through the Amazon Video app on TVs, mobile
devices, Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, and Fire tablets, or
online. For a list of all compatible devices visit
www.amazon.com/howtostream.
- Premium Features: Top features
like 4K Ultra HD, High Dynamic Range (HDR) and mobile downloads for
offline viewing
To sign-up for Prime or to find out more visit:
www.amazon.com/prime.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather
than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to
operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews,
1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment
by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets,
Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and
services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit
www.amazon.com/about.
About PBS
PBS, with 350 member stations, offers all Americans the
opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television
and online content. Each month, PBS reaches nearly 100 million
people through television and nearly 33 million people online,
inviting them to experience the worlds of science, history, nature
and public affairs; to hear diverse viewpoints; and to take front
row seats to world-class drama and performances. PBS’ broad array
of programs has been consistently honored by the industry’s most
coveted award competitions. Teachers of children from pre-K through
12th grade turn to PBS for digital content and services that
help bring classroom lessons to life. PBS’ premier children’s TV
programming and its website, pbskids.org, are parents’ and
teachers’ most trusted partners in inspiring and nurturing
curiosity and love of learning in children. More information about
PBS is available at www.pbs.org, one of the leading dot-org
websites on the Internet, or by following PBS on
Twitter, Facebook or through our apps for mobile
devices. Specific program information and updates for press are
available at pbs.org/pressroom or by following PBS
Pressroom on Twitter.
1 Ready Jet Go! will be available on Prime Video starting August
15, 2016.
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