PBS and SAFARI Montage Sign Expanded K-12 Digital Distribution Deal
PBS has terminated its K-12 digital distribution agreements with Discovery Education and Learn360 as of June 30, 2012.
SAFARI Montage is proud to announce the renewal and expansion of our K-12 digital relationship with PBS (Public Broadcasting Service). Beginning July 1, 2012, SAFARI Montage will become the primary major commercial digital distributor of PBS' library of full-length programs to schools nationwide. This deal begins a new chapter in a long-standing relationship for SAFARI Montage, the premier digital content provider to K-12 classrooms, and PBS, the world renowned U.S. network of educational programming. SAFARI Montage has carried hundreds of essential K-12 PBS digital series and programs since 2005, and will be adding hundreds more PBS/WGBH programs during the next year.
In addition to the award-winning titles and series currently available, such as:
- Ken Burns' The Civil War
- NOVA
- Frontline
- Between the Lions
- Cyberchase
- Liberty's Kids
- Masterpiece Theatre
- We Shall Remain
SAFARI Montage will also be providing schools with access to hundreds of the latest PBS programs. New offerings being added to SAFARI Montage during 2012 include:
- Ken Burns' The War
- Ken Burns' Prohibition
- Freedom Riders
- America Goes to War
- The Human Spark
- Wild Kratts
- Your Life, Your Money
- Telescope: Hunting the Edge of Space
- Super WHY!
- Martha Speaks
- Design Squad
- The Fabric of the Cosmos
- Steve Jobs: One Last Thing
- American Experience: Clinton
SAFARI Montage will also continue its long history of providing outstanding educational series that originally first ran on PBS, such as:
- Bill Nye: The Science Guy
- Reading Rainbow
- The definitive civil rights movement documentary Eyes on the Prize.
