OHMYGOD JOSH KINBERG has finally brough PBS into the real interactive internets cyber of virtual web space! He did it!  Josh you know that you are going to save PBS right? Because of the all tiered space you have made for the local stations to participate- this is going to keep PBS alive!!!  And now I get to watch my fractal piece that I wasn’t able to watch fully the first time around because I was tired and thinking about cultural practices. *and lookie at the NY Times and Wall Street Articles!

joshkinberg:

PBS Video launches today! This is the main project I’ve been working on since I joined PBS last fall, and it’s one of the most ambitious projects ever taken on by PBS Interactive. In many ways, this project has been transformative for the PBS Interactive team and ultimately for PBS as a whole! It’s also one of the projects that I’m most proud to have been a part of.

The first thing you’ll notice is that the site has full-length episodes from many of the iconic shows on PBS (literally some of the best programming on television). This library of full-length content will be growing substantially over time with new content added every week, and eventually the goal is to make as much programming available on the web as possible. This will include local content, full-length documentaries, and extensive archives.

What’s not yet apparent is that this is only the first step of a much larger project that will serve many different constituents at PBS — most importantly our community of 100’s of local stations. There are components that enable stations to publish their own content, share content between stations, and build custom online video experiences. We’re also using the same underlying platform to power video experiences on various PBS producer websites and also PBS KIDS GO!

The whole effort has required a lot of coordination across departments at PBS and could not have been possible without extensive collaboration with local stations and producers.

There’s still a long way to go and a lot of potential yet to be realized, but for the moment it feels really good to achieve this milestone.

Now, go enjoy some “good for you” videos! I suggest starting with this trippy episode about fractals from NOVA

Here’s what other people are saying… Pioneer Press, LA Times, PaidContent, [more links to come]