Arlington, VA — September xv – On September 15, 2020 PBS Distribution is launching its streaming channel,PBS MASTERPIECE, on Amazon Prime Video Channels for Canada.Much like its U.South. counterpart, this subscription based streaming aqueduct will include the latest episodes of world-class British dramas and laurels-winning series.MASTERPIECE​ has been setting the standard for exceptional British drama in the U.S. for 50 years and ​PBS MASTERPIECE on Prime Video Channels​ continues this legacy and has expanded to include accolade-winning Telly series from effectually the earth, including programs from theWalter Presents library. The proclamation was made today past Andrea Downing, Co-President of PBS Distribution.

Andrea Downing states, "Nosotros have seen tremendous consumer demand and subscription growth since we launchedPBS MASTERPIECE on Amazon Prime Video Channelsin the The states in May of 2017. This expansion allows our committed and loyalMASTERPIECE fan base in Canada to enjoy these loftier-quality, award winning programs whenever they like."

The channel will launch with a broad variety of programs available to subscribers including popularMASTERPIECEprograms such every bit "Sanditon,""Endeavour," "Home Fires," "Inspector Lewis," "Poldark" and "Victoria."

In addition to MASTERPIECE programming, the Channel will as well offering titles from theWalter Presentslibrary.Walter Presents is a mitt selected library of laurels-winning and ratings tape breaking series from countries all over the globe, subtitled in English. This marks the debut ofWalter Presents programs to Canadian audiences. Titles include the highest-rated drama in Denmark, "Seaside Hotel," and crime thriller/mysteries: "Professor T," "Though Shall Not Impale," and "Before we Die" among many others.

Walter Iuzzolino, co-founder and curator ofWalter Presents adds "I am genuinely thrilled to exist launching Walter Presents in Canada, with its rich, bi-lingual culture and its history of agile engagement with the world as well as its long-continuing appreciation of earth drama. I know Canadian audiences will embrace our collection of quality, award-winning serial with a sense of curiosity and with existent gusto."

PBS MASTERPIECEis launching on September fifteen, 2020 and exist available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video Channels. The subscription rate forPBS MASTERPIECEin Canada volition be CDN $6.99/calendar month with an Amazon Prime or Prime Video subscription. Every purchase helps support public television for all.

Select programs are besides available for streaming in PBS Passport, a member benefit available within thePBS Video App that gives viewers extended access to loftier-quality content. The PBS Passport library is also full of public television'due south acclaimed drama, arts, science, history and lifestyle programs (contact your local PBS station for details).

About PBS Masterpiece on Prime Video Channels

The PBS Documentaries Prime Video Aqueduct is a DTC-SVOD channel exclusive to Prime Video t MASTERPIECE has been setting the standard for exceptional British drama for 50 years andPBS MASTERPIECE on Prime Video Channels continues this legacy and has expanded to include laurels-winning TV series from around the earth – all advisedly curated for 'viewers like you'.

Nigh Masterpiece

Winner of 83 Primetime Emmys and 18 Peabody Awards, MASTERPIECE has been essential Sunday night viewing for millions of fans since 1971. Rebecca Eaton is the Executive Producer-at-Big. Susanne Simpson is the Executive Producer of the series. Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust. Presented on PBS past WGBH Boston, MASTERPIECE is known for recent hits such as Sherlock, Downton Abbey and Victoria, and dearest classics such as Upstairs Downtstairs, Prime number Suspect, The Forsyte Saga and Poldark.

About Walter Presents

Walter Presents  launched in Jan 2016 in the U.One thousand. every bit a video-on-need service and is a joint venture between Channel 4 and Global Series Network, founded by Jason Thorp, Walter Iuzzolino and Jo McGrath. Dedicated to showcasing award-winning foreign language drama, the service is named after its curator, Walter Iuzzolino, a passionate drama fan. In March 2017, Walter Presents  launched as an SVOD platform in the U.Due south., with the New York Times hailing it as a "chichi Television set boutique with a foreign emphasis." In November 2017, Walter Presents  launched in Australia through pay TV service Foxtel, and in Italy in September 2018, it launched its first roll-out in mainland Europe on Discovery's Nove, Giallo and Dplay channels. In Oct 2018, Walter Presents partnered with PBS Distribution to launch over 300 hours of quality foreign language dram on the MASTERPIECE Prime Video Aqueduct. Walter's Choice is a choice of the Walter Presents programming that is fabricated available for air on PBS stations.

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About PBS DISTRIBUTION

PBS Distribution  is a leading distributor of public media content around the globe, reaching audiences through multiple platforms and formats. The company operates 5 streaming channels —PBS MASTERPIECE, PBS KIDS, PBS LIVING, PBS DOCUMENTARIES, and PBS America (U.K.). Other services include transactional video-on-demand, subscription video-on-demand licensing, concrete products on DVD and Blu-ray, theatrical releasing, educational, not-theatrical, inflight, and international program sales and co-productions.

PBS Distribution offers consumers and educators the highest quality factual, scripted, and children'due south programming including films from Ken Burns, hit series from MASTERPIECE and foreign linguistic communication dramas from Walter Presents, entertaining and educational PBS KIDS series, and honour-winning documentaries from NOVA, FRONTLINE, AMERICAN MASTERS, NATURE, AMERICAN Feel, and many independent producers. For over x years, the company has extended the achieve of programming across broadcast while generating revenue for the public tv set organisation, stations, and producers.

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