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Exchange

Please note: This section is for independent producers. If you are a producer at a presenting station wishing to submit your local productions for national distribution consideration, visit the Presenting Station Tools section.

APT Exchange
APT’s Exchange Service is a public television system syndicator. We acquire content from both public television stations and independent producers, and distribute these titles to public television stations nationwide for them to release via broadcast and streaming on PBS platforms.

Virtually all U.S. public television licensees subscribe to our content service, accessing an extensive library of award-winning cooking, travel and lifestyle series hosted by some of public television’s most-recognizable faces. APT also offers documentaries, music performance, children's programming, and news and public affairs series.

Many of Exchange’s signature series also appear on Create® and WORLD, two of public television's most popular multicast channels. For Create®, these include the long-running lifestyle series America's Test Kitchen, The Best of the Joy of Painting (Bob Ross), Lidia's Italy and Rick Steves' Europe.


SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT

  1. If your program is at least at fine cut and fully funded, please click here for our Online Submission Form
  2. If your project is still in the development stage and you’re seeking a letter of interest, click here for our Letter of Interest Form

Please allow 8–10 weeks for screening and review. APT Exchange will respond after reviewing all program materials. Producers in the submission stage should not begin the packaging and delivery process.

IMPORTANT NOTE

The APT Exchange distribution model doesn’t provide producers with a licensing fee but instead offers extensive reach within the public tv ecosystem. Most producers recoup production costs through on-air product offers of companion books, products directly related to their program, and by securing underwriting.

Read more about public television underwriting and funding here: National Program Funding Guidelines


If Exchange accepts your program, you’ll need to bring on the services of a presenting organization to guide you, provide technical support and assist with promotion. Consider APT Presentations or a public television station in your area for this service. Questions? Email exchange@aptonline.org
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