Vuze to Offer PBS Programming

PALO ALTO, November 8: PBS has agreed to provide a selection
of its programming on a download-to-own basis through the broadband
entertainment platform Vuze.

Vuze will offer PBS programs such as History Detectives, NOVA,
and Scientific American Frontiers;
PBS KIDS properties like Caillou and
Teletubbies; and programming from
select local PBS stations. Episodes will be available for download in standard
and high-resolution quality.

“Vuze continues to deliver the best entertainment from the
leading networks to our massive audience of viewers,” said Gilles BianRosa, the
CEO of Azureus, the company behind Vuze. “Our relationship with PBS continues
to flourish, and we’re hard at work partnering with like-minded companies to
provide the Vuze community with the most engaging and immersive content today
and in the future.”

“Making our content available through Vuze is a terrific way
to reach our viewers in a new way and provide our award-winning programming in
the format they want,” said Andrew Russell, the senior VP of PBS Ventures. “We
are also thrilled that Vuze is working with us to distribute remarkable
programming from select local PBS stations.”

To date, Vuze has signed more than 100 content partners,
including A&E, BBC, CBC, G4 TV, Geneon, The History Channel, Ministry of
Sound TV, National Geographic, Showtime, Starz Media, The Poker Channel and TV
Guide Channel, among others.

—By Kristin Brzoznowski