Non-profit distributor of educational video content
"Two Cents (web series)" redirects here. For the Canadian web series, see
Your Two Cents
.
PBS Digital Studios
is a
non-profit organization
through which
PBS
distributes original educational web video content. Based in
Arlington, Virginia
, it comprises both original series and partnerships with existing
YouTube
channels. Most of the series are about science, popular culture, art, food, news, and music.
History
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PBS Digital Studios was founded by
Jason Seiken
in June 2012.
[1]
They had their first viral hit with a "remix" of
autotuned
vocals from
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
titled "Garden of Your Mind."
[2]
The PBS Digital Studios network has received more than 500 million views and has over 7 million subscribers. Popular series found on their channels include
Crash Course
,
Blank on Blank
,
It’s Okay To Be Smart
, and the multiple
Webby Award
?winning
PBS Idea Channel
.
[3]
Each month, the shows average more than 5 million streams.
[4]
Its first scripted series,
Frankenstein, MD
, launched on August 19, 2014, and ran until October 31, 2014.
[5]
[6]
In 2015, PBS Digital Studios partnered with the
Green brothers
' series
Crash Course
, commissioning three courses in astronomy, U.S. government, and philosophy.
[7]
Crash Course Astronomy launched January 15, 2015, Crash Course U.S. Government & Politics launched January 23, 2015, and Crash Course Philosophy launched February 8, 2016.
In addition to commissioning series, PBS Digital Studios have partnered with existing YouTube channels. They partnered with
BrainCraft
in June, 2014
[8]
and
Physics Girl
in August, 2015.
[9]
In 2017, the network cancelled a slew of its shows, including popular channels like PBS Game/Show & the PBS Idea Channel.
[10]
Current series
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- Be Smart
- Brave Spaces
- Citizen Better
- CrashCourse
- Dead and Buried
- Deep Look
- Far Out
- Fate & Fabled
- Indie Alaska
- Monstrum
- Only in El Paso
- Otherwords
- Outside the Lyrics
- PBS Eons
- PBS Origins
- PBS Space Time
- PBS Terra
- Reactions
- Serving Up Science
- Sharks Unknown
- Sovereign Innovations
- Two Cents
- Untold Earth
- Weathered
- Why am I like this?
- Women of the Earth
Past series
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As of December 2020,
[update]
PBS Digital Studios lists the following as "past" series:
- 24 Frames
- Above The Noise
- After the Ice
- America From Scratch
- American Veteran: Keep It Close
- Animal IQ
- Antarctic Extremes
- A Moment of Science
- A People’s History of Asian America
- Are You MN Enough?
- The Art Assignment
- BBQwithFranklin
- Beat Making Lab
- Blank on Blank
- Bon Appetempt
- BrainCraft
- Central Standard
- Everything But the News
- First Person
- FullTimeKid
- Future of Work
- Good Gumbo
- The Good Stuff
- Gross Science
- Global Weirding with
Katharine Hayhoe
- Hip-Hop and the Metaverse
- Historian's Take
- Hot Mess
- Human Elements
- I Contain Multitudes
- If Cities Could Dance
- The Intergalactic Nemesis
- Indie Lens Storycast
- InventorSeries
- It's Lit!
- Latinos Are Essential
- Makin' Friends with Ryan Miller
- Mike Likes Science
- Modern Comedian
- NOURISH
- opbmusicStagepass
- Origin Of Everything
- Out of Our Elements
- Overview
- Parentalogic
- PBS Diorama
- PBS Game/Show
- PBS Idea Channel
- PBS Infinite Series
- PBSoffbook
- PBS ReInventors
- PBS Short Docs
- PBS Vitals
- Pancake Mountain
- Physics Girl
- Prideland
- Ritual
- Say It Loud
- Self-Evident
- Shanks FX
- Sound Field
- STELLAR
- Subcultured
- Tacos of Texas
- The ChatterBox
- Unusual Creatures
- You're Doing it Wrong
Reception
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Evan Desimone of
NewMediaRockstars
wrote, "Brilliant...takes you somewhere you didn’t expect."
[11]
Sam Gutelle of
Tubefilter
called Idea Channel show, "Nothing short of superb."
[12]
References
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- ^
Looking Back On A Year Of PBS Digital Studios
, July 18, 2013.
- ^
First scripted series from PBS Digital Studios updates Frankenstein for modern age
, July 25, 2014.
- ^
PBS Digital Studios to Premiere First Scripted Series 'Frankenstein, M.D.' on Tuesday, August 19
Archived
2014-08-26 at the
Wayback Machine
, July 23, 2014.
- ^
PBS Launching 4 New Digital Original Series
, May 5, 2014.
- ^
Votta, Rae (July 23, 2014).
"Newcomer Anna Lore cast as title role in new Pemberley Digital series 'Frankenstein, M.D.'
"
.
The Daily Dot
. Retrieved
September 24,
2018
.
- ^
Frankenstein, MD (TV Series 2014? )
, retrieved
September 24,
2018
- ^
Staff, Wrap PRO (November 6, 2014).
"Vlogbrothers to Bring 'Crash Course' to PBS Digital Studios and Classrooms Nationwide"
.
- ^
"Big news! BrainCraft joins PBS Digital Studios"
.
braincraft.tv
. Retrieved
November 18,
2015
.
- ^
"Dianna Cowern's 'Physics Girl' Joins PBS Digital Studios"
.
Tubefilter
. August 21, 2015
. Retrieved
November 18,
2015
.
- ^
Idea Channel is Ending
. PBS Idea Channel. June 30, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^
DeSimone, Evan (September 26, 2014).
"We're Obsessed With The PBS Idea Channel! | New Media Rockstars"
.
New Media Rockstars
. Retrieved
May 25,
2022
.
- ^
Gutelle, Sam (January 2, 2013).
"PBS Idea Channel Explains Why Our New Year's Resolutions Fail"
.
Tubefilter
. Retrieved
September 29,
2022
.
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