Quick Takes
Monday roundup: Tiny Desk Concerts heading to Roku, Carl Kasell’s greatest hits
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Plus: PBS’s retired longtime chief engineer receives a prestigious industry award.
Programs/Content
PBS wades into over the top content streaming with new Roku apps
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As of May 8, owners of Roku Internet streaming TV set-top boxes gained access to the first-ever curated collection of PBS shows to be distributed for free on-demand viewings directly to television sets.
Programs/Content
Roku, Xbox pick up pubTV shows
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PBS is jumping into the “over-the-top” video-streaming space with a pair of deals to distribute public TV programs through apps on Roku boxes and Xbox Live.
Programs/Content
PBS inks deals for on-demand access to local station content
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PBS unveiled deals to distribute public TV programs on two additional on-demand video streaming platforms — Roku and Xbox Live. The contracts, unveiled last week by PBS Digital chief Jason Seiken, lay the groundwork for apps that will feature local station programming and a limited selection of national content. To gain access, Xbox and Roku users will provide email addresses and choose their local station. The graphic interface on both services will be cobranded with PBS and local station logos. “Xbox and Roku are leaders in the fast-growing ‘over-the-top’ television phenomenon, in which viewers access television programs on-demand on their TV sets using an Internet connection,” Seiken wrote in Jan.