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Amazon Prime Strikes Deal for Most PBS Children’s Shows

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Post by rbanffy »

jonknee wrote: post #88
rbanffy wrote: post #85

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> This is presumably more money for PBS than they were getting before Their priority is not profit, but public service. Since this reduces the availability of their programming, it is a disservice to the public that supports them through taxes, regardless of how much richer they are now.

> Their priority is not profit, but public service. Since this reduces the availability of their programming, it is a disservice to the public that supports them through taxes, regardless of how much richer they are now. Public service can be defined many ways. Is it better to have less programming that is available on Netflix and Hulu or more programming that is available on Amazon? Amazon Prime has very wide reach,…

How can Amazon alone reach more people than Amazon, Netflix and Hulu combined? The difference will have to be huge to allow production of enough programming to offset the reduced streaming audience.

I understand they cannot neglect the broadcast TV segment, but this is nuts.

BTW, it's odd to me the Department of State doesn't see PBS as a powerful propaganda tool. It's your BBC.

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Post by superuser2 »

JshWright wrote: post #77
op00to wrote: post #61

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Can't you cast from the Amazon app on your Android and iOS phone?

Nope. Amazon does not support Chromecast. You _could_ load it in your browser and cast the tab, but the quality is terrible and you end up playing it in two places...

I end up connecting my computer to the TV with an HDMI cable. Even then, I remember at one point it didn't approve of the make/model of the TV and would only play in 480p.

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Post by op00to »

JshWright wrote: post #77
op00to wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can't you cast from the Amazon app on your Android and iOS phone?

Nope. Amazon does not support Chromecast. You _could_ load it in your browser and cast the tab, but the quality is terrible and you end up playing it in two places...

That sucks.
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