PBS for iPad
PBS

April 11th, 2012

Price: Free

Category: Entertainment

Updated: Apr 11, 2012

Version: 1.5

Size: 5.4 MB

Language: English

Seller: Public Broadcasting Service

Rated 9+

Requirements: Compatible with iPad.Requires iOS 4.3 or later.

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Description

**Available Now on the PBS for iPad app: SHERLOCK, Season 2 and Pearl Jam Twenty.

SHERLOCK, Season 2: The three-part British drama premieres Sunday nights in May on PBS. Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and Professor Moriarty match wits on the streets of London. The game is on!

Pearl Jam Twenty: Cameron Crowes definitive portrait of the seminal rock band. Available now through June 20th.

Watch the most popular and current PBS programs free and with minimal interruption. "PBS for iPad" features more than 300 videos, including full-length episodes, segments and previews with new content updated daily.

DEPTH OF CONTENT

Explore a rich and varied selection of hundreds of videos from both new programs and from the PBS archives. Find these top programs and more:

* PBS primetime programs: Antiques Roadshow, Frontline, History Detectives, Masterpiece, Nature, Need to Know, Nova, Secrets of the Dead, and more.
* PBS NewsHour segments.
* Austin City Limits song performances.
* Special clips and full-length episodes from the PBS special CIRCUS.
* Original online series, including Nova ScienceNOWs Secret Life of Scientists and FutureStates from INDEPENDENT LENS.

KEY FEATURES

* Sign-in and enjoy new cross-device features! Your playback history is now synced across devices.
* Quick access to TV times and channels for your favorite PBS programs.
* See whats on your local PBS station and whats coming soon.
* Learn more about PBS programs and specific episodes.
* Bookmark favorite programs and episodes for easy retrieval.
* Share videos with friends on Facebook, Twitter and email.
* Purchase episodes and seasons that youd like to own.

MORE FROM PBS

Find more PBS apps at http://to.pbs.org/pbsapps.

Find PBS KIDS apps at http://to.pbs.org/pbskidsapps.

What's New in Version 1.5

New in this version:
- Minimum iOS version changed to iOS 4.3 in order to address video stability issues
- various bug fixes

Customer Reviews

Great content, needs better accessibility (4 stars)
We love being able to see PBS programming on our iPad. But the lack of closed captioning or subtitles is a big problem, especially when we watch programs where the actors have thick British accents (such as on Masterpiece).

These programs are subtitled for TV... Can't you include this subtitles on the iPad as well?

Lacking CC (1 star)
No CC support for any videos. Online PBS provides CC but not with this app.

Too many problems! (1 star)
Every time there's an upgrade the app "re-registers" as if you just purchased. All favorites are lost, EVERY time. Can no longer view in either portrait or landscape mode. Cannot save individual episodes of a program to favorites, can only save the program listing.

STINKS!!!
No longer the nice app it was when first offered. I'm dropping it.