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"Frontline," "American Experience" & Other PBS Programs to Be Made Available for Download at Libraries
OverDrive to Add More Than 300 New PBS Titles to Its Collection of 4,000 Download Video Titles
| Source: OverDrive
CLEVELAND, OH--(Marketwire - October 8, 2007) - Libraries will soon be able to lend quality
educational and entertainment programming from PBS as downloads. A recently
signed distribution deal between PBS (www.pbs.org) and OverDrive
(www.overdrive.com) will allow libraries to select from more than 300 PBS
programs, including episodes from the Emmy award-winning series "American
Experience" and "Frontline" to add to their online collections starting
later this year.
OverDrive is the world's leading provider of download media to libraries
with 75,000 audio book, eBook, music, and video titles serving more than
5,000 library partners worldwide. Libraries can select the PBS titles from
OverDrive to lend via download from their Web sites. Examples of
award-winning programs include the science series "Scientific American
Frontiers," history series "Empires" and "American Experience," the
investigative journalism program "Frontline," and kids' series "Cyberchase"
and "Liberty's Kids."
"We look forward to bringing our award-winning programs to the library
market through OverDrive's innovative download service for libraries," said
Andrea Downing, PBS Vice President of Home Entertainment. "Download video
is an exciting new format for us, and this outlet aligns with our goal of
increasing distribution of our premium-quality programs."
"PBS offers a wide variety of educational and entertaining programming that
is ideal for libraries, making the relationship a natural fit," said Erica
Lazzaro, Senior Content Acquisition and Licensing Counsel at OverDrive.
"Bringing these valuable programs to libraries will help them add to or
create a quality download collection that their patrons will appreciate."
To see if your library is a member of OverDrive's network, and to find
titles of eBooks, audio books, music, and videos available from public
libraries, go to www.overdrive.com/search.
About PBS
PBS is a media enterprise that serves 355 public noncommercial television
stations and reaches 73 million people each week through on-air and online
content. Bringing diverse viewpoints to television and the Internet, PBS
provides high-quality documentary and dramatic entertainment, and
consistently dominates the most prestigious award competitions. PBS is a
leading provider of educational materials for preK-12 teachers, and offers
a broad array of other educational services. PBS' premier kids' TV
programming and Web site, PBS KIDS Online (www.pbskids.org), continue to be
parents' and teachers' most trusted learning environments for children.
More information about PBS is available at pbs.org, one of the leading
dot-org Web sites on the Internet.
About OverDrive, Inc.
OverDrive is a leader in providing world-class infrastructure for
downloading premium digital content. We deliver secure management,
protection and download services for hundreds of publishers and
institutions (rights holders) and thousands of libraries, retailers and
distributors serving millions of end users. Founded in 1986, OverDrive is
based in Cleveland, OH. www.OverDrive.com