Public Broadcasting Service, also known as PBS, is a non-profit organization headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1969, the company operates with approximately 2,380 employees and reported $105.1 million in revenue as of 2023. As a tier 1 media tech buyer, the company functions as an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network, specializing in broadcast television and radio. It serves as a provider of educational programs to public television stations throughout the United States, distributing shows such as Nature, Nova, Frontline, PBS News Hour, Washington Week, Masterpiece, American Experience, and children's programs including Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Sesame Street, Barney & Friends, Arthur, Curious George, and The Magic School Bus. Certain stations also provide spillover service to Canada.

2023 Revenue

Founded

1969

Headcount

3,035

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

Broadcast television and radio

Ownership

Non-profit

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On September 3, 2026, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) announced a major transformation of its national video infrastructure, moving to a scalable IP-based model with LTN. This initiative aims to connect over 330 member stations and support the evolving needs of public media by modernizing mission-critical media infrastructure at a nationwide scale through a fully managed IP network. Earlier the same day, PBS expanded its streaming presence by offering four standalone subscription channels within the Amazon Prime Video storefront. This provides viewers with a clearer path to access a deeper library of programming beyond the free PBS app and local station streams, while also offering a way to support public media. Previously, on August 19, 2026, PBS named new leadership for its revamped Technology department, promoting Hanif Khalid to Vice President of Data Products & Platforms. Khalid will lead a newly unified data management team, overseeing data privacy, metadata governance and management, and data engineering and services.

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Public Broadcasting Service's revenues were less than $250M in 2023. Caretta Research has split Public Broadcasting Service's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (thematic channel groups). For full access to Public Broadcasting Service's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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