Alliance For Community Media

ACM CT hosted Regional Conference in West Hartford in Nov 2009.
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Upcoming: CT Conference on Columbus Day 2010. For more information go to http://ctacm.org/

Sustainers of Community Access

Alliance on Blip.TV See Video Here

7TownTV wins big in several Community Access Producer Video Festivals sponsored by ACM

Local Access Producers participate in 2009
12th Annual ACM North East Video Festivals.
Congrats to the following:

BCTV- Outstanding Achievement
PEG Access - Station under $100 K

2009 1st Place
'Community Impact' winner WPAA GS Troop #60794 Livin' Life the Right Way

2009 2nd Place 'News & Magazine Series'
winner WPAA Independent Producer, Kathryn Robinson Creature Theater III

2009 3rd Place - 'Children and Youth'
winner WPAA GS Leader Karen Kennedy
Be Smart, Don't Start

2008 1st Place - 'Original Teleplay' winner WPAA Independent Producer, Kathryn Robinson
Deadly Access

In 2007, CACSCC provided a judging team for NE Video Fesival for categories: Work for Youth and By Youth. Judging took place Oct 17th at WPAA. The Festival was Nov. 17th in White Plains, NY.

2006 1st Place - 'Issues Talk Show'
winner Talking with Tom - Tom Dacey Producer.

2005 1st Place - '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.
(depicted here with John Bairos of 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.

John Otto, President GCTV and Shannon Gale, Operations Manager at Nov. Board Meeting

Abby White, President MCAG accepts 1st Amendment Poster from CACSCC Treasurer Pete Garofalo. Comcast John Bairos participates in recognition of Madison TV.

CACSCC provides Community Producer gift pac to local channels at July 30th Meeting at ETV.

CACSCC ANNUAL Reports: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004

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

Community Access Stations are 501(c)3 both Tax exempt and supporters are eligible of Tax-deductions (Tips).

Public access is becoming an "industry," and as such its goals have changed. Sophisticated equipment. professional standards and concern with appealing production are changing the face of what was once a joyfully amateur medium. The pressure to build audiences and gain political support grows. Access production is viewed less as a tool for local empowerment and social change than a means toward the production of popular programming.
The Turbulent Seas of Public Access
Questia Journal article by Lauren-Glenn Davitian; Afterimage, Vol. 25, 1998
See more about Non-commercial mission of Community Access here

CONSIDER THIS: Public access is seen as out-of-date, but one of the key things about public access is that it isn't really just access -- it's also education. Public engagement is at the heart of public access, and proponents see it as a place where a local community can gather to learn how to communicate and share ideas.
Some say The new vision of a public-access station would be something more like a computer center, where you could go to get access to the Internet, to learn how to use online video and audio equipment, a place for the community to get together and talk. The whole point of public access is to give people a way to speak. In the '70s, cable TV was the best way to do that. Today, it's only one way of many."

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

2009 Community Access Stations Highlights
Reports from Advisors

NORTH HAVEN COMMUNITY TV
• Annual Fruit Drive.
• Launched U-verse expanding PEG program availability to ATT customers.
  
  BRANFORD COMMUNITY TV
• Expanded Studio hours which did increase program production..
• Launched U-verse expanding PEG program availability to ATT customers.
  
  MADISON CABLE ACCESS
• status quo which is all good
  
  EAST HAVEN PUBLIC TV
• operates in loving memory of chairman Anthony Proto, Jr. 1921-2009
• builds conections with youth programs.
• reorganizes to government TV
  
  GUILFORD COMMUNITY TV
• GCTV wants to relocate to better serve the community. If our plan succeeds GCTV will be located near Guilford's Historic Town Green. Our current studio is not handicap accessible and has steep stairs. GCTV hopes to make our facilities more open to the public and more User friendly.
• "Spotlight on Guilford" continues as a GCTV produced monthly series that puts a "spotlight" on good works of a local non-profit orgainizations in our community.
  
  TOTOKET TV (North Branford)
• staff changes
• looking for local producers
  
  WALLINGFORD PUBLIC ACCESS TV
• Updated policy and forms. Download at www.wpaa.tv
• Purchased 28 So. Orchard St for relocatio by July 2010.
• Free Speech Ambassador Freeman Penny Quinn, 1st attended community events.

  

  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

  

  “TV will not die. Network television, free-to-air television will not die,” he said. “It will still be the most effective way of reaching the largest number of people in the shortest possible time at the lowest cost per thousand, but television will not have the dominance that it has had.” BUT "new media will grow in importance as a result of addressability and targeting."

  

SVC CORNER

Statewide Video Council for Video Providers (SVC)

Next scheduled Meetings
Sep 22, 2010
Jan 26, 2011

How to contact
write:
SVC c/o Wilton Town Hall 238 Danbury Rd Wilton CT 06897