New York - CBS (NYSE: CBS) Interactive announced on Monday that it has signed deals with MGM, Showtime, Sony Pictures Television, PBS and Endemol USA to expand the range of TV episodes available for free streaming on its TV.com website.

Arlington, Va. - The web site of Arlington-based PBS outdrew all commercial broadcast network sites in 2008, according to new figures from Internet measurement service Hitwise. PBS.org received a larger percentage share of U.S. visits more often than any network site, ranking No. 1 among those sites for 19 weeks.

San Bruno, Calif. - Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube and PBS on Wednesday launched "Video Your Vote," a project that asks users to document their voting experience on Election Day. "We're looking for for perspectives from polling places across the country that chronicle the excitement and energy at the polls, as well as any problems that may arise -- like long lines or broken voting machines -- that could prevent citizens from exercising their right to vote," YouTube head of news & politics Steve Grove wrote in a blog post. Some of the videos taken will be featured on PBS' "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer."

Arlington, Va. - PBS said on Tuesday that it will make several of its television shows available for download on Xbox LIVE, the online games and entertainment network of the Microsoft Xbox 360 game console. Available shows will include Wired Science, Carrier, Scientific American Frontiers, Nova, and Ken Burns' Jazz, America and American Lives.

Arlington, Va. - PBS said that it has launched its new presidential election site, called Vote 2008. The site features a variety of news stories, video, online tools and user comments from public television and public radio sites across the nation. It also includes several social media widgets, a video player, a blog and an interactive election map produced in conjunction with National Public Radio (NPR).

Arlington, Va. - PBS.org, the website of PBS, saw a 25% jump in site visits during the 2007-08 television season, compared with the prior year, according to new statistics released by Internet measurement service Hitwise. The site, in fact, finished third among the six commercial broadcast network web sites, drawing 18.9% of U.S. visits to trail only ABC and NBC. It led all six in visits for the weeks ending May 31, June 7, 14 and 21.

Arlington, Va. - Following two months of testing, PBS on Tuesday launched "PBS Kids Play," a subscription Internet service designed to help children ages 3-6 learn through interactive games.

Arlington, Va. - PBS said on Wednesday that much of its programming is now available for free on iTunes U, a dedicated area of Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iTunes Store showcasing educational content. The content, which includes educational video clips, lectures, interviews, teachers' guides and a variety of other materials, is available in the Beyond Campus section of iTunes U.

Arlington, Va. - PBS on Tuesday launched a beta test of PBS Kids Play, its new educational virtual world targeted at children ages 3-6. The broadband, ad-free subscription service will cost $9.95 a month, or $79 annually, and offer games and activities that feature characters from PBS shows like "Curious George," "The Berenstain Bears" and "Mister Rogers."

San Jose, Calif. - Adobe Systems (NASD: ADBE), the developer of Web publishing software, said on Monday that its philanthropic arm, the Adobe Foundation Fund at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, has awarded $1 million to the PBS Foundation. The grant will establish PBS's Adobe Youth Voices Venture Fund, which will help support professional and student producers in creating broadcast programming focused on youth-related subject matter, and also incorporate youth-generated video, animation and photography into public television broadcasts and websites.

Arlington, Va. - PBS announced on Tuesday that it will begin offering full-length programming on Joost, the Internet-based television service. At launch, PBS will offer programs including "History Detectives" and "Scientific American Frontiers," as well as specials from its "Empires" collection.

Arlington, Va. - PBS, the public broadcasting organization serving 355 noncommercial television stations, said on Wednesday that it has signed separate deals to make its programming downloadable for purchase on video sites BitTorrent and Vuze.

Beverly Hills, Calif. - PBS announced this week that it has launched a dedicated section at the iTunes Store to showcase the works of documentary filmmaker Ken Burns. The area will offer films including "Jazz," "Brooklyn Bridge," "Frank Lloyd Wright," "Ken Burns: America" and "Ken Burns: American Lives."

Sausalito, Calif. - American Blog, a network of regional blogs that promotes collaboration between citizens, politicians and the community, announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with PBS presenter Tavis Smiley to provide online support for "All-American Presidential Forums," a PBS live TV forum that will pose questions to the presidential candidates.

Arlington, Va. - PBS said on Tuesday that it has picked up the first season of "Wired Science," a new weekly primetime series produced by KCET in Los Angeles in association with Wired Magazine. The one-hour show will debut Oct. 3 and run for 10 weeks, chronicling "the scientific advances and technologies that are transforming the world."

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