PBS International brings high-quality documentary, lifestyle, and children’s programming to the international marketplace.

PBS International, widely recognized for its diverse catalog of the best documentary, lifestyle, and children’s programming, is the worldwide co-production and distribution arm of PBS Distribution, a joint venture of PBS and WGBH-TV Boston—one of the largest producers of primetime programming for PBS in the United States. PBS International distributes content developed by PBS, WETA, WGBH (NOVA, FRONTLINE, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE), and WNET, as well as programs from independent producers such as Ken Burns, Stanley Nelson, Martin Scorsese, Rory Kennedy, Providence Pictures, and Antje Boehmert, to media buyers worldwide.

We highly value our relationship with our clients and believe that the great breadth and depth of our capabilities, and our robust catalog of high-caliber programs, enables us to provide our producers and media partners with the best possible service.

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Regional Representatives

Betsy Leblanc

Director, International Sales

Nanci Church

Senior Sales Manager

Anna Alvord

Senior Sales Manager

Team

Tom Koch

Vice President, PBS Distribution

Responsible for managing and overseeing the licensing of PBS International content worldwide.

jtkoch@pbs.org
1.617.208.0735

Germaine Deagan Sweet

Managing Director, Co-Productions and Drama Acquisitions

Responsible for managing co-production partnerships and presales of PBS International content worldwide.

gsweet@pbs.org
1.617.620.7036

Betsy LeBlanc

Director, International

Responsible for managing the licensing of PBS International content to partners in the United States, United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Africa.

bkleblanc@pbs.org
1.617.208.0737

Tracy Beckett

Director, Program and Media Acquisition

Responsible for overseeing and managing the acquisitions process.

tabeckett@pbs.org
1.617.659.7921

Anna Alvord

Senior Sales Manager

Responsible for managing the licensing of PBS International content to partners in Asia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Iberia, and the Middle East.

agalvord@pbs.org
1.617.208.0728

Nanci Church

Senior Sales Manager

Responsible for managing the licensing of PBS International content to partners in France, Switzerland, Greece, Turkey, Oceania, Canada, Latin America and for Inflight.

nbchurch@pbs.org
1.617.208.0725

Daniela Deslauriers

Senior Analyst

Responsible for coordinating technical deliveries to clients and managing international collections.

dbdeslauriers@pbs.org
1.617.208.0732

Jennifer McKay

Project Manager, Program Development

Responsible for managing collection of international technical materials.

jcmckay@pbs.org
1.617.208.0727

Acquisition Policy

PBS International is seeking independent programs for distribution.

PBS International licenses programs produced by independent producers and public television organizations from around the world. Our objective is to maximize exposure and income for series or single programs through broadcast and non-broadcast entities around the globe. PBS International plays a major role in co-production financing and pre-sales.

Our experience selling high-end programs and mini-series has given us an extensive network of connections to all of the major documentary buyers for worldwide. Media buyers look to PBS International for a continuous supply of hard-to-get, high-quality, programs.

If you have a film, either completed or in production with funding attached, and are looking for a distributor, please submit it to Tracy Beckett, Director of Program and Media Acquisitions. Your submission must include a link to the film or trailer, a detailed treatment, budget, and finance plan, if applicable.

Please note that PBS International does not license programs for PBS broadcast in the United States or the United Kingdom. Please refer to pbs.org/producing/proposal/ for instructions and forms to submit a proposal or a completed program, including children’s programs to PBS.