Canada: PBS Documentaries on Prime Video Channels
July 3, 2024
PBS Distribution, a distributor of public media content, is launching a new documentary-focused Prime Video Channel in Canada – PBS Documentaries. Like its US counterpart, this subscription-based streaming channel will include thought-provoking documentaries from PBS’s library. Audiences will be able to discover and explore a collection of documentaries and factual series across all genres, including History, Science, Technology, Politics, Arts, Culture, and Current Affairs.
“We are delighted to offer a significant volume of high-quality content, including our award-winning documentaries to fans in Canada”, says Andrea Downing, President of PBS Distribution. “This offering complements our successful launch of the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel in Canada.”
“We’re thrilled that Canadian audiences will now be able to see all of our past films through the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel,” said Ken Burns. “When the channel launched in the US a few years ago, it fulfilled a dream that we’d had for many years — for our full library of work to live in one easily accessible destination. We also look forward to adding our next film — our first non-American subject — Leonardo da Vinci, to this collection in November.”
PBS Documentaries will be available in Canada exclusively on Prime Video Channels. The subscription rate will be C$5.99/month with an Amazon Prime or Prime Video subscription.
Select programmes are also available for streaming with PBS Passport, a station member benefit available within the PBS app that gives viewers extended access to content. The PBS Passport library is also full of the public broadcaster’s acclaimed drama, arts, science, history, and lifestyle programmes.