NEW YORK — More than 150 local PBS stations and the PBS KIDS Channel will launch ad-free over the coming months as a Prime Video FAST offering.
It’s thanks to an agreement announced on Thursday, and it marks the first time this programming will be available for free on a major streaming service.
Additionally, PBS Distribution (PBSd), a leading distributor of public media content around the world, will offer two new FAST channels — PBS Drama and PBS Documentaries.
These channels will be available exclusively, for a limited time, on Prime Video, starting November 26t.
PBSd will also offer a “pop-up” FAST channel featuring a rotating selection of classic PBS shows, starting with Reading Rainbow.
FAST Channels on Amazon are accessible through Prime Video and Fire TV. Non-Prime users will have free access to PBS programming under the “Watch for Free” section within Prime Video.
— Reporting by RBR+TVBR in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
