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Access wins Big in Annual ACM
National Video Festivals
2008
1st Place -Format
'Original Teleplay' goes to Independent Producer, Kathryn
Robinson who works out of WPAA Deadly
Access
CACSCC
was a judging site for NE Video Fesival 2007: Work for
Youth and By Youth. Judging was done Oct
17th at WPAA. The Festival was Nov. 17th White Plains,
NY.
2006
1st Place -Format 'Issues Talk Show' goes to
"Talking with Tom" -WPAA Producer Tom
Dacey >>>>(click
for Tom's blog
2005
1st Place -Format 'PSA' goes
to WPAA in Wallingford >>>(click
here for story and to view the winning video. Video describes
Public Access with clever parody of Willie Wonka)
More Recognition...
Marvin
Zimmerman accepts Promotion Award at August 2006 Meeting at
BCTV.
(shown here with John Bairos Comast and BCTV President Margot
Hardenburgh. CACSCC visits BCTV annually in August.)
Information is the currency of democracy.
1989
Dirk Koning
(about
him)
The
First Amendment is the foundation upon which we build our
efforts.
Council to distribute copies of First Amendment
(as shown above) to local Community
Access Stations in a 'remember your roots' campaign
John Otto, President
GCTV and Shannon Gale, Operations Manager at Nov. Board Meeting
Abby White, President MCAG
accepts 1st Amendment Plague from CACSCC Treasurer Pete Garofalo.
Comcast John Bairos participates in recognition of Madison
TV.
2008
CACSCC Educational Program Event: ... Citizen Producers
in the Blog Age - June 26th at 7:30 CHANNELS 19 in
all seven towns Prof. Cooper of Quinnipiac
to speak.
CACSCC First Educational Program Event:Considering
a Community Access News program? >>> Some Tips
from Professor News.
Other
Stories including COMCAST
Scholarship winners.
2007
CACSCC
ANNUAL REPORT
2006
CACSCC
ANNUAL REPORT
2005
CACSCC
ANNUAL REPORT
2004
CACSCC
ANNUAL REPORT
Public access brings
private citizens into public life. Participate.
Community Television is the media green space of our local communities in the United States
Concerned Community Television Producers@2006
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Visit
your Community Access Station
Find Information here (select your town below)
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7 Towns - 21 Community Access Channels
By, For
and Of the people!
Public - Education - Government 18-19-20
Overview
Community
Access is part of the communications democracy movement which
is about: sharing not withholding, empowering not disenfranchising,
infusing the community with tools of technology.
Some basic PEG
info
The
goals is to educate and provide people with tools to use a modern
communications medium to meet their own communication needs, as
they define them.
Andrew Blau keynote 1991
No. East
bi-regional conference East Hartford, CT
Hit
Pause, Then Search: Looking Forwardafter Twenty Years of Access.
(Part of 2006 Thirty Years in review)
Community Access TV Deep Dive Topics
Are all Politcal Forums alike? What you should know? ______ PDF______ WORD
Should Public Access programs always be
open to the Press? _____ __ position
paper coming soon
Slander: Producer Policy options to protect community resources and clarify responsibilities. _______________ position paper coming soon______
Customers are asking "Why
are there so many Cable TV channel changes?" Customers
are seeing less channels in analog packages and loosing some of
their favorites. Customers are being offered Comcast Digital
Starter Cable Services.
REPLY: Cable
Providers are trying to move all customers to digital packages to
be compatible with federal digital TV Transition effective 2.17.2009.
So, what does February 17, 2009 mean to you?
Learn about the digital
TV transition
Info
from cable industry
2006
Community Access Stations
Annual Report Highlights
NORTH HAVEN COMMUNITY TELEVISION
- A
newsletter is published periodically throughout the year and sent
to members.
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Offers quarterly training sessions, giving hands-on training for
production equipment.
BRANFORD
COMMUNITY TELEVISION
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Offers quarterly training sessions, giving hands-on training for
production equipment.
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BCTV's new location with studio and editing facilities is 40 KIRKHAM
ST.
MADISON
CABLE ACCESS
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Website contains two program guides.
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The Madison Cable Access Group, Inc. is the umbrella organization
for MPTV (Madison Public Television, Channel 18), METV (Madison
Educational Television, Channel 19), and MGTV (Madison Government
Television, Channel 20).
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Equipment training is offered at individual's convenience.
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Workshops in camera and editing were held for young Madison residents
during the summer of 2006.
EAST
HAVEN PUBLIC TELEVISION
- Hosted
and aired a live talent show in the summer of 2006, with call-in
voting by viewers.
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Also ran several information booths in 2006 at local events and
parades with brochures, ETV balloons, Q+A, and more.
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Held a 15th Anniversary Celebration in 2006, including a "Name
that Mascot" contest for their new mascot, the ETV Wizard.
- On-the-spot
training is provided regularly as requested.
GUILFORD
COMMUNITY TELEVISION
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Equipment training is offered at the individual's convenience.
TOTOKET TV (North Branford)
- Extending Outreach with Website
- New Leaderhip - New Possibilities
WALLINGFORD CABLE ACCESS TELEVISION
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Digital editing for every level of user: beginner to advanced.
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Live program options with interactive green screen
- Cablecast
all mediums: Server, DVD, S-VHS, VHS and Bulletin Board shorts
using MPEG
As stewards of public funds, we
are obligated to look at the community need first and adopt solutions
second. It does not mean we cannot lead. It means that we MUST lead
through responsible decision-making processes.
Let’s focus on the people, not the tubes.
Anthony T. Riddle Alliance for Community Media
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Click 'the CABLE COMPANY' box
for more about our franchise and its Cable Companies.
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ETV
relocates. More pics.
John Bairos, Fred Brow and Doug Sisson at
CACSCC July Meeting. John of Comcast hand delivers the quarterly
sub check. Doug and Fred welcome advisors to ETVs new home.
CACSCC
participates in DPUC Docket which affirms non-profit Community
Access Providers in Comcast Branford area are the sole recipients
of PEG Funds within each of the seven towns. Docket 08-04-09
was submitted by WPAA to seek clarification based on public
statements made by the Mayor and supported in a legal brief
submitted by the town that the allocation was to be divided.
A Statewide
Advisory Council
Video
Provider representing all Cable franchise
areas
Organizing Meeting June 18
HB5814 - does not make it to floor
(CACSCC Voted NOT to support this legislation at March Meeting.
Related correspondence:. Letter
and consensus building)
In response to
Docket 07-12-03
Comcast writes (01.18.08)
Although Comcast received a CCFA pursuant to the Act 07-253,
it is Comcast's current intent to maintain the status quo
with regard to PEG operations and funding. Comcast will
continue to strive to bring the best value and technology
options to its customers in this competitive arena, and
to abide by federal and state law as they pertain to the
provision of meaningful public access. As always, Comcast
is happy to discuss this or any other cable related issues.
Comcast
hosted our March CACSCC Meeting. The status of franchising:
consumer & community access was the discussion focus of
this meeting.
AT&T is Cable/is Not Cable
Can your Free Speech be
bought?
AT&T Community Access Funding
Decision
no surprises -
no real clarification
Docket 07-02-53
U-verse as IPTV
What Ne?xt
E-Democracy Conference
League of Women Voters CT
held Sat. December 1st
Link to complete LWV
info
(excerpt streaming in development)
Full media player stream at link above
Channel Changes:
Community Access Channel 18 is rumored
to be relocating to a new # within the basic tier ....30
days notice of change is expected from COMCAST concurrent
with a DPUC Filing ....What
will this mean in your community?
Return here for Updates. This is still a viable rumor
as of Nov 2007.
COMCAST
News to Use:
Bi-Annual "How
to reach Advisory Councils" Notice mailed to subscribers
in July 2008.
REFUNDS
paid to some customers in April 2007
Customer letters continue
to be received confused about DTV and
concerned about Basic Tier changes. More about TV Guide
CUSTOMER SURVEY
CACSCC advisors represent consumers and constituents in the assessment of customer satisfaction Survey
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