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Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Re: Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Post by ktu100 »

On this topic, I am working on an app that aggregates toddler music videos or nursery rhythms. It will help to occupy the child when parents are temporarily busy or calm them down in public areas.

However, I have no experience in the music / video industry. I am starting with the simplest solution: embed Youtube videos. What can I do to allow parents to legally download the videos for offline viewing? (willing partnership, free public content, have my own production, ...). The songs I am looking for are ABC, Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars, etc. Would appreciate any feedbacks!

Re: Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Post by WillPostForFood »

sillypog wrote: post #38

I'm sure everyone will enjoy explaining to their toddlers why they can't watch Daniel Tiger anymore. We actually have Amazon Prime, but I had been streaming Daniel Tiger to the television over a Chromecast using the Hulu app on an iPad. I don't think Amazon Prime works with Chromecast so now I have to look into an alternative, equally convoluted, option.

I recommend you get a game console - all three current and last generation consoles support Amazon video (Wii/Wii U/PS3/PS4/Xbox 360/Xbox One). Plus they can play games.

Re: Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Post by FraaJad »

WillPostForFood wrote: post #42
sillypog wrote: post #38

I'm sure everyone will enjoy explaining to their toddlers why they can't watch Daniel Tiger anymore. We actually have Amazon Prime, but I had been streaming Daniel Tiger to the television over a Chromecast using the Hulu app on an iPad. I don't think Amazon Prime works with Chromecast so now I have to look into an alternative, equally convoluted, option.

I recommend you get a game console - all three current and last generation consoles support Amazon video (Wii/Wii U/PS3/PS4/Xbox 360/Xbox One). Plus they can play games.

Or a cheaper option of a blue ray player (I have a six year old sony blue ray player which has the Amazon video app )which you can probably get now for under $50.

Re: Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Post by scotch_drinker »

sillypog wrote: post #38

I'm sure everyone will enjoy explaining to their toddlers why they can't watch Daniel Tiger anymore. We actually have Amazon Prime, but I had been streaming Daniel Tiger to the television over a Chromecast using the Hulu app on an iPad. I don't think Amazon Prime works with Chromecast so now I have to look into an alternative, equally convoluted, option.

As mentioned below, the content is still available on PBS, PBS.com and the PBS app. It's not like this is locked into Amazon only.

Re: Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Post by nubs »

Twirrim wrote: post #26
Steltek wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fun fact, the "dinosaur" family in Dinosaur Train are not actually dinosaurs, scientifically speaking. Of course, no self respecting 3yo will ever accept your explanation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pteranodon

Of course. Just like I have difficult explaining to her just how crazy it is that a T-Rex egg not only ended up in a Pteranodon nest, but also somehow got adopted by them. Pteranodon would be ideal prey for a T-Rex, there's just no way Mrs Pteranodon would ever keep Buddy around.

I dunno, raise the T-Rex up and have it be able to protect you. Classic Lion King type story there with Timon & Pumbaa using Simba. ;)

Re: Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Post by jonknee »

jlarocco wrote: post #40
jonknee wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is presumably more money for PBS than they were getting before which means they will have a larger budget for new programming. Also, the content is already free to access for those consumers you are so worried about: > All of the titles moving to Amazon will still be broadcast on local PBS stations, on PBS’s website and the PBS Kids Video app. Amazon Prime will have the streaming rights to shows approximately si…

Is there a (good) reason PBS can't license it to both Netflix and Amazon? Is it possible Amazon (or Netflix) are really willing to pay more for exclusive access than Amazon and Netflix combined would pay for non-exclusive access?

> Is it possible Amazon (or Netflix) are really willing to pay more for exclusive access than Amazon and Netflix combined would pay for non-exclusive access?

Possible? That is certainly the case.

Re: Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Post by aresant »

"Much of PBS Kids programming . . . will be REMOVED from rival streaming sites like Netflix and Hulu, and will be available only on Amazon Prime."

Oh goody.

So now instead of being able to use Netflix via Apple TV to watch her favorite PBS show my 5 year old is going to have to figure out how to bring up Amazon Prime through the shitty Samsung TV interface.

Or better yet maybe I'll have to buy another device that will be obsolete in a year.

This Amazon / Apple bs war of not supporting eachother's devices has got to stop, it sets a terrible precedence which seem to be aimed at protecting the devices which are so incredibly commoditized!

Apple - please just let us have an Amazon app on Apple TV. Is it such a protective move when I can just airplay prime from an iphone / ipad / macbook to apple tv?

Re: Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Post by rhino369 »

aresant wrote: post #47

"Much of PBS Kids programming . . . will be REMOVED from rival streaming sites like Netflix and Hulu, and will be available only on Amazon Prime." Oh goody. So now instead of being able to use Netflix via Apple TV to watch her favorite PBS show my 5 year old is going to have to figure out how to bring up Amazon Prime through the shitty Samsung TV interface. Or better yet maybe I'll have to buy another device that wil…

Maybe it's time for app nuetrality along side net nuetrality.

Re: Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Post by JshWright »

aresant wrote: post #47

"Much of PBS Kids programming . . . will be REMOVED from rival streaming sites like Netflix and Hulu, and will be available only on Amazon Prime." Oh goody. So now instead of being able to use Netflix via Apple TV to watch her favorite PBS show my 5 year old is going to have to figure out how to bring up Amazon Prime through the shitty Samsung TV interface. Or better yet maybe I'll have to buy another device that wil…

Same here, just s/Apple TV/Chromecast/

While we are Amazon Prime subscribers, the hassle of actually watching anything on Amazon Prime Instant Video means we never bother. I think we have a BluRay player that is technically capable of it, but it's a couple minutes worth of annoying menu navigation to use it...

My three year old has an old android phone that she has no trouble casting from. Fortunately, it seems the PBS Kids app will still work.

Re: Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Post by JshWright »

Retric wrote: post #8
techdmn wrote: post #6

My feeling is that since PBS is largely funded by taxes and donations, all their content should be available freely just about anywhere. They really ought to publish directly to YouTube as well.

IMO, there is a large gap between taxes and donations. Taxpayers would be better served by open access, but donors may feel funding for PBS is a better option. As taxpayers are only 15 percent and this may reduce PBS's funding needs it's probably a good approach to licence the content widely for a reasonable cost.

It _was_ widely available, on Hulu and Netflix. Swapping those two ubiquitous services our for Amazon Instant Video is a dramatic decrease in availability, given the limited number of devices that Amazon allows access on (i.e. no Chromecase, no Apple TV, etc).
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