PBS Affiliates Arrive on YouTube TV

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/pbs-affiliates-arrive-youtube-tv

It’s the first virtual MVPD distribution deal for PBS, which has kept its more than 330 affiliate stations—and popular original content, such as acclaimed series Downton Abbey—locked into traditional cable, satellite and telco linear bundles, ever since the emergence of the vMVPD format with the launch of Dish Network’s Sling TV five years ago.

Neither PBS nor Google, operator of YouTube TV, have released a list of which PBS affiliates officially debuted on the YouTube TV platform Tuesday. But PBS said the distribution provides access to 75% of U.S. households.

Now a carriage deal has been announced between Youtube and the PBS Member stations to carry PBS Content.

 

[KeithE4]

https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/pbs-affiliates-arrive-youtube-tv
Now a carriage deal has been announced between Youtube and the PBS Member stations to carry PBS Content.

KAET Phoenix is now showing up, but the channel list has to be reset to put it there.

 

[philosofy]

https://thestreamable.com/news/scoo...ets-that-you-can-now-stream-pbs-on-youtube-tv

Here's a list of all the stations and markets covered in this initial rollout. Subscribers in some cities are lucky in that they are getting more than one channel added. I've seen on Reddit that a couple cities are getting two or even three PBS affiliates in their lineup.

 

[crainbebo]

KTNW/KWSU (NWPTV) one of the few exceptions. Not provided on YouTube TV. We can get KCTS on YouTube TV. On the other hand, where I live (at CWU) they provide us free cable with our apartment rent. That's a plus, at least for now!