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kyoung21b
Channel Surfer
8 months ago
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PBS Masterpiece channel no longer available ?

  Hi, I just purchased and installed my Roku but when I went to look for the PBS Masterpiece channel it appears that it is no longer available. This is a huge disappointment as the primary reason f...
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  • AvsGunnar's avatar
    AvsGunnar
    8 months ago

    kyoung21b 

    I don't use it alot but I am able to access Masterpiece through the regular PBS app available in the Roku Channel Store.

    From the description, also says new episodes of Masterpiece available and mentions that the Passport is an optional "add-on".

    https://channelstore.roku.com/details/2926d0a0c976db9bfcc86d2364ff9dbc/pbs

    Not sure what you are looking for exactly, but I am seeing the shows listed on Masterpiece as available in the PBS channel/app when searching for them through the app.

    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/#

    https://www.pbs.org/

    Just sign up for a free account at pbs.org and see if it has what you want re:Masterpiece or if I am missing something from your question.  Also read the description for PBS in the online Roku Channel Store to see if it includes what you want.

JWS9518's avatar
JWS9518
Roku Guru
8 months ago

PBS is available on Roku as I have it on mine.  As far as I am aware, you can watch Masterpiece through the PBS app.

    • AvsGunnar's avatar
      AvsGunnar
      Community Streaming Expert
      8 months ago

      kyoung21b 

      I don't use it alot but I am able to access Masterpiece through the regular PBS app available in the Roku Channel Store.

      From the description, also says new episodes of Masterpiece available and mentions that the Passport is an optional "add-on".

      https://channelstore.roku.com/details/2926d0a0c976db9bfcc86d2364ff9dbc/pbs

      Not sure what you are looking for exactly, but I am seeing the shows listed on Masterpiece as available in the PBS channel/app when searching for them through the app.

      https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/#

      https://www.pbs.org/

      Just sign up for a free account at pbs.org and see if it has what you want re:Masterpiece or if I am missing something from your question.  Also read the description for PBS in the online Roku Channel Store to see if it includes what you want.

      • kyoung21b's avatar
        kyoung21b
        Channel Surfer
        8 months ago

        Thanks for the reply but as described in the article I linked to above standard PBS and PBS Masterpiece have developed into different services with a significant amount of content on PBS Masterpiece (series, seasons of series) that is not available on PBS (or the corresponding PBS app on Roku).

    • JWS9518's avatar
      JWS9518
      Roku Guru
      8 months ago

      Gotcha, maybe reach out to PBS directly and see what the deal is with Roku's availability.

      • kyoung21b's avatar
        kyoung21b
        Channel Surfer
        8 months ago

        Thanks, that does seem like the best approach.