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PBS
For viewers interested in high-quality educational, historical, and documentary content who value public media and local station support.
Known forPBS: Watch TV & Documentaries
For viewers interested in high-quality educational, historical, and documentary content who value public media and local station support.
Providing public access to educational, documentary, and cultural content. Supporting local public media through a mission-driven digital platform.
Target audience
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Free 5Last updated
PBS: Watch TV & Documentaries
v5.22.1
2mo ago
Primary focus
Educational and documentary media streaming
Scale
indie
Target audience
Viewers interested in high-quality educational, historical, and documentary content who value public media and local station support.
Released 5 updates across 4 apps in the last 6 months, with the flagship streaming app receiving a major update within the last 16 days.
5 apps analysed
Analysis in progress
Passport donation model creates a non-commercial funding moat
Single-market publisher — every app ships only to United States.
Based on 1 of 5 apps with localized market data — more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .
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Positive apps
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Neutral / mixed
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Negative apps
85/100
Avg sentiment score
Peacock serves as the primary direct rival by combining live local news and broadcast-style programming with a massive library of on-demand content, mirroring the PBS value proposition.
Strategic outlook coming soon.
What fed this analysis
PlutoTV's linear, channel-based streaming experience mimics traditional broadcast TV, making it a direct alternative for users seeking the PBS 'live TV' experience.
Tubi is a strong contender due to its focus on free, ad-supported streaming of diverse TV and movie content, which overlaps with the PBS free-to-access model.
IMDb serves as a critical discovery and metadata hub that influences user viewing decisions across all streaming platforms.
Viki occupies a specialized niche similar to PBS but focuses on international content, demonstrating the power of community-driven, niche-specific streaming.
DramaBox represents a disruptive shift toward short-form, high-intensity episodic content that competes for the same mobile-first attention as PBS.
