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

PBS International is the worldwide co-production and distribution arm of PBS Distribution, a leading distributor of public media content around the world, reaching audiences through multiple platforms and formats. The company operates six streaming channels —PBS MASTERPIECE (US, CAN), PBS KIDS, PBS LIVING, PBS DOCUMENTARIES, and PBS America (U.K.). Other services include transactional video-on-demand, subscription video-on-demand licensing, physical products on DVD and Blu-ray, theatrical releasing, educational, non-theatrical, inflight, and international program sales and co-productions.

PBS International offers the highest quality factual and children’s programming including films from Ken Burns, entertaining and educational PBS KIDS series, and award-winning documentaries from NOVA, FRONTLINE, AMERICAN MASTERS, NATURE, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, and many independent producers.

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

Director, Sales Operations

Team

Joe Barrett

Vice President, Sales

Responsible for International Program Sales.

jfbarrett@pbs.org
1.617.208.0731

Tom Koch

Vice President, International

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

jtkoch@pbs.org
1.617.208.0735

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

Anna Alvord

Director, Sales Operations

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

Tracy Beckett

Commissioning Editor, Content Acquisitions

Responsible for overseeing and managing the acquisitions process.

tabeckett@pbs.org
1.617.659.7921

Daniela DesLauriers

Manager, Production Operations

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

dbdeslauriers@pbs.org
1.617.208.0732

Jennifer McKay

Senior Manager, Production Operations

Responsible for managing collection of international technical materials.

jcmckay@pbs.org
1.617.208.0727

Jamie Shata

Account Manager, Education and International

Responsible for managing the licensing of PBS KIDS content to partners worldwide.

jshata@pbs.org
1.703.739.5213

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.