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'Steve Jobs: iChanged the World' documentary airs tonight on UK's Channel 4 (and on PBS in the US)

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 2nd, 2011)

A note to our UK readers that Channel 4's documentary Steve Jobs: iChanged the World will air tonight at 11:05 PM local time. That's about an hour and a half from now, so set your DVRs. From Channel 4's description: Through interviews with the people who Steve Jobs knew and who worked ...

PBS to air Steve Jobs documentary

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Oct 26th, 2011)

Coming on the heels of the release of Walter Isaacson's long-anticipated biography of Steve Jobs (and, if you haven't read Chris Rawson's review yet, stop what you're doing and do so), PBS will premiere "Steve Jobs -- One Last Thing" on November 2, time depending on local listings. The ...

Ken Burns documentary 'Prohibition' will debut on iPad and iPhone

by Chris Rawson (Sep 21st, 2011)

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns's latest project, Prohibition, is set to debut on the iPhone and iPad on September 23 via the PBS iOS app. The first episode will debut on iOS devices, but the three-part series won't be shown on the PBS TV channel or streamed on its site until October 2-4. ...

"CNBC Titans" Steve Jobs biography airs Thursday

by Michael Grothaus (Jun 23rd, 2011)

CNBC will air an unauthorized biography of Steve Jobs on its "CNBC Titans" show this Thursday. The season premiere of the Titans show will explore "the undisputed king of Silicon Valley for the better part of three decades." Being an unauthorized documentary, there's probably not that much new ...

Civil War to stream for free on iOS and iTunes

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 25th, 2011)

History buffs may want to check out the free PBS video app this week. The first episode of the award-winning Civil war documentary, The Civil War by Ken Burns, is available for free for the next 10 days. The documentary can be streamed through the PBS app or downloaded for free from iTunes. ...

Free PBS iPad app allows streaming of the network's content

by Mike Schramm (Oct 25th, 2010)

Like a few commercial television networks before it, PBS has launched an iPad app designed to stream the network's content to your iPad on demand. PBS for iPad is available for free right now on the App Store, and it has full streams of lots of classic shows. There's some new content as well -- ...

Macworld 2010: The faces behind Welcome to Macintosh

by Michael Rose (Feb 12th, 2010)

The producer/director team of Mac history documentary Welcome to Macintosh came by the TUAW booth to chat a bit yesterday; Josh Rizzo and Rob Baca shared their experience as the film has taken off, the work they're currently doing to update it and add new interviews, and their expectations for the ...

Reminder: Welcome to Macintosh airs tonight on CNBC, more docs to follow

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 4th, 2010)

As we mentioned a few days ago, CNBC will air Welcome to Macintosh tonight at 9:30Pm Eastern/6:30 Pacific time. Welcome to Macintosh is an indie documentary that provides an intimate look at Apple's history. It's been shown at different times and places over the past year, and you can also buy it ...

Mac founding-fathers appear at Welcome to Macintosh screening

by Christina Warren (Jan 11th, 2009)

This year at Macworld 2009, two documentary films about the Mac held screenings. While we didn't have anyone on-site at MacHEADS, a few of us were fortunate enough to attend Thursday night's screening of Welcome to Macintosh. Welcome to Macintosh, a documentary by Josh Rizzo and Rob Baca, ...

'Welcome to Macintosh' DVD available for pre-order

by Robert Palmer (Dec 1st, 2008)

Welcome to Macintosh, a documentary film by Rob Baca and Josh Rizzo that covers the history and community behind the Mac phenomenon, is available for pre-order on DVD. The DVD costs $19.84. Cute. Billed as "the first documentary of its kind," the film explores the early years at Apple through ...

Interview with MacHeads director Kobi Shely

by Joshua Ellis (May 27th, 2008)

Back in January, we told you about MacHeads: The Movie, an upcoming documentary about Mac freaks fans from brothers Kobi and Ron Shely. It looks to do for Mac people what Trekkies did for obsessive Star Trek nerds. Apparently the brothers Shely have finished the movie, and Gizmodo's got a nice ...

TUAW On Scene: from the premiere of Welcome to Macintosh

by Michael Rose (Apr 17th, 2008)

Here's to the crazy ones. TUAW reader Tony Walla got to attend the Wisconsin premiere of the new Mac-doc film that's sure to be a crowd pleaser (depending on the crowd), and he sent us this report. On April 6th, the documentary "Welcome to Macintosh" premiered at the Wisconsin Film Festival in ...

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