Editing PBS Distribution (section)

{{Short description|Home video distribution company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = PBS Distribution
| former_name = {{Plainlist| 
* PBS Venture
* PBS Home Video
* Public Media Distribution
}}
| logo = PBS_Distribution_2019.svg
| image = 
| caption =
| type = Joint venture
| industry = Public TV
| fate = 
| predecessor = <!-- or: | predecessors = -->
| successor = <!-- or: | successors = -->
| founded = {{Start date and age|1977|9|7}} in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
| founder = <!-- or: | founders = -->
| defunct = <!-- {{End date|2021|01|05}} -->
| hq_location_city = [[Crystal City, Virginia]]<br>[[Boston, Massachusetts]]<ref>[https://pbsdistribution.org/contact/ PBS Distribution OFfices, Contact us page]</ref>
| hq_location_country = [[United States]]
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| owners = [[PBS]]<br>[[WGBH Educational Foundation]]
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| parent = 
| divisions = PBS International<br>[[PBS America]] (JV)
| subsid = 
| website = {{URL|http://www.pbsdistribution.org/}}
}}
'''PBS Distribution''' ('''PBSd'''), formerly known as '''PBS Ventures''', '''PBS Home Video''', and '''Public Media Distribution''',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sefton |first=Dru |date=2017-05-26 |title=NETA's Hinton sets retirement, PBS picks CFO, and other comings and goings |url=https://current.org/2017/05/netas-hinton-sets-retirement-pbs-picks-cfo-and-other-comings-and-goings/ |access-date=2018-11-21 |website=Current |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tom Tardivo, CFO and Treasurer |url=http://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/leadership/tom-tardivo/ |access-date=2018-11-21 |website=pbs.org |publisher=Public Broadcasting Service}}</ref> is the home distribution unit of the American television network [[PBS]]. The company manages streaming channels, video on demand releases, and sells [[home video]]s of PBS series and movies and [[PBS Kids]] series in various formats, as well as programming from other public television distributors such as [[American Public Television]] and the [[National Educational Telecommunications Association]].<ref name="PBSd">[http://www.pbsdistribution.org/about/ PBS Distribution (PBSd)] . accessed April 16, 2017.</ref>

It is jointly owned by the [[PBS|Public Broadcasting Service]] and the [[WGBH Educational Foundation]]. PBSd manages the PBS Masterpiece channel on Amazon's Prime Video Channels.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sefton |first=Dru |date=2018-03-21 |title=PBS Distribution brings Brit drama 'Jamestown' to Passport, Amazon viewers first |url=https://current.org/2018/03/pbs-distribution-brings-brit-drama-jamestown-to-passport-amazon-viewers-first/ |access-date=2018-11-21 |website=Current |language=en-US}}</ref>

It is currently distributing PBS programs and movies on [[DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]] (through its distribution partnership with [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment|Studio Distribution Services]]), [[Digital distribution|digital downloads]], and [[streaming media]] and [[PBS Kids]] programs on DVD and digital downloads.<ref name=PBSd/><ref>[http://www.shoppbs.org/home/index.jsp  shopPBS]</ref> In 2017 independent films produced by PBSd were added for theatrical distribution and home video releases.<ref name="pbssundance">[http://www.pbs.org/about/blogs/news/pbs-pbs-distribution-announce-plans-to-expand-theatrical-distribution-efforts-for-independent-film/ PBS.org: "PBS & PBS Distribution Announce Plans to Expand Theatrical Distribution Efforts for Independent Film"]; January 19, 2017. accessed April 16, 2017.</ref>