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ACM NEW YORK’S “THE ISSUES”
21 minutes 25 seconds
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This short program contains excerpts from the 90 minute Roundtable Discussion

“The Future of Community Media in New York State”

filmed at Open Stage Media (Proctors) in Schenectady, NY on April 18, 2015.
An overview of the most important issues for Community Media – the lack of Public, Educational and Government Channels in NY State, and the need for a new method of funding that will encompass the changes in video distribution technology now and in the future.

Also available for download at https://archive.org/details/acmny .

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FULL LENGTH program:
THE FUTURE OF COMMUNITY MEDIA IN NEW YORK STATE
1 hour 31 minutes 54 seconds
Produced by ACMNY
Roundtable discussion covering many issues including the dearth of local Public, Educational and Government Access stations in New York State, new ideas in funding Community Media with the changing video distribution technology, the impact of new jobs in Community Media for New York, the positive effect of local access on our communities, issues of parity of access and quality with commercial television, transparency in government and the future role of Public Access in our State.

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
THE FUTURE OF COMMUNITY MEDIA IN NEW YORK STATE Roundtable Discussion

April 18, 2015 a Roundtable Discussion filmed at Open Stage Media in Schenectady in the Fenimore Asset Management Gallery at Proctors entitled “The Future of Community Media in New York State.”

Panelists: include Proctors Executive Director Philip Morris, NYS Assemblyman Peter Lopez (District 102), NYS Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara (District 111), John A. Figliozzi, former Chief of Municipal Assistance at the NYS Public Service Commission and President Michael Vandow of Schopeg, Inc. 

The panel discussed the value of Public, Educational & Government Access Television, why it is absent, weak or dying in some areas.  They speculated on ideas of how to remedy that, took stock of how PEG Access TV is presently funded, and how it should be funded in the future taking into account the changes in video distribution technology.  In addition to new funding streams, they addressed the problem of the lack of parity of video quality and channel accessibility of local community non-commercial channels with their local ‘for profit’ local TV channels counterparts. 

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The following video is courtesy of Community Television of Santa Cruz County, CA.
It is a short parody of the Apple ads. Kathy Bisbee, producer; Jeff Dinnell director, camera, actor and editor.

Corporate Media vs Public Access (26.5 MB MP4)

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The following is courtesy of PACTV – Plymouth Area Community TV, Plymouth, MA.

PACTV Public Access Promo (20.1 MB MP4)