Acquisition

PBS Distribution is seeking independent programs for distribution.

PBS Distribution 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 Distribution 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 Distribution 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, Commissioning Editor, Co-Productions & 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 Distribution 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.