If you are keen on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, you’ll likely desire to tune in to PBS’ new Prohibition-era doc — in your iOS device. That’s right, the federally-funded public station’s hip to our digital distributing times, and is giving an early access viewing window to users of its PBS app across Apple’s iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. The high-brow art’ll get its stream on September 23rd, with the total series to air on broadcast from October 2nd during the 4th. While the doc’s two subsequent episodes may also stream live day and date on PBS’ video hub , your mobile apps won’t get the visual goods until the day after air. Obviously, if that bevy of options doesn’t jive along with your busy schedule, you could always download the show direct from PBS or iTunes. Official PR awaits you after the break.
ARLINGTON, VA – September 21, 2011 – PBS announced today that the primary episode of PROHIBITION, the much-anticipated film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, will premiere at the free PBS for iPad and PBS Apps for the iPhone and iPod touch beginning Friday, September 23.
Set within the era of bath gin, bootleggers and speakeasies, PROHIBITION tells the real story of the increase, rule and fall of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It was called the “Noble Experiment,” however was in reality considered one of America’s most notorious civic failures, an object lesson inside the challenge of legislating human behavior.
The whole series will air nationally on PBS Sunday-Tuesday, October 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Each episode may also be streamed survive video.pbs.org, timed to the national broadcast. Episodes 2 and three of PROHIBITION should be available on PBS for iPad and PBS Apps for Phone and iPod touch the day after each television airdate and remain available through Friday, October 7th. All episodes might be available for purchase on DVD at shoppbs.org and on iTunes.
The premiere of the primary episode of PROHIBITION on PBS Apps also provides viewers of HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” a chance, two days sooner than the premiere of that series on Sunday, September 25th, to observe the genuine story of what gave rise to prohibition.
“We’re huge fans of ‘Boardwalk Empire’ and are thrilled that we will share the tale of what gave rise to prohibition, the subject of our first episode, to viewers tuning in to the premiere of ‘Boardwalk,’” said Ken Burns.
“PBS’ means of debuting high-profile shows at the iPad and iPhone before television broadcast have been enormously well liked by users,” said Jason Seiken, Senior Vp, Interactive, Product Development & Innovation. “Users of our apps watched greater than 52 million video streams last month. The early premiere of the primary episode of Ken Burns’s and Lynn Novick’s much anticipated PROHIBITION is a part of our ongoing mission to offer all Americans with content where and after they want it.”
HBO and PBS co-hosted a lunch on September 8th with Burns and “Boardwalk Empire” executive producer Terence Winter. Video from the luncheon, including clips from both films, are actually available on PBS’s Facebook page and on PBS.org.
PBS for iPad features 250 hours of free video, including full-length programs, in addition to TV schedules, previews and a tune-in reminder calendar that may be synced with iCal. PBS for iPad and PBS Apps for the iPhone and iPod touch can be found free from the App Store.
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