Texas Community Media to Hold Summit in Austin
Austin, TX – The Texas Community Media Summit, hosted by channelAustin (aka Public Access Community Television), Dallas iMedia Network, Houston Media Source, and the Texas Media Empowerment Project...
View ArticleTV Eye Summit Coverage
TV Eye columnist Belinda Acosta wrote about the Texas Community Media Summit in this week's issue of the Austin Chronicle. See the TV Eye column The Best TV on the Block. She also wrote about the...
View ArticleTexas Cable Association Lawsuit Hearing Set for Nov. 14
- Media Advisory - October 20, 2008channelAustin 1143 Northwestern Avenue, Austin, TX 78702 512-478-8600 www.channelaustin.orgMedia Contact: Stefan Wray, 512-478-8600 x 13Texas Cable Association...
View ArticlechannelAustin Reacts to Federal Court Hearing
Austin, TX – Today, US District Judge Lee Yeakel heard oral arguments for a summary judgment in a lawsuit brought by the Texas Cable Association against the Public Utility Commission of Texas (Texas...
View ArticleRep. Baldwin Introduces the CAP Act in Effort to Protect PEG Channels
Rep. Baldwin Introduces the CAP Act in Effort to Protect PEG ChannelsRepresentative Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced today the Community Access Preservation (CAP) Act of 2009 (H.R. 3745). The CAP Act...
View ArticlechannelAustin Reacts to Community Access Preservation (CAP) Act
Austin, TX – channelAustin enthusiastically supports the Community Access Preservation (CAP) Act (H.R. 3745) introduced today by Representative Tammy Baldwin (D-WI).If passed, the CAP Act will address...
View ArticleAustin City Council Backs Federal Legislation To Protect Community Media
Austin, TX – City Council unanimously passed a resolution today supporting the passage of federal legislation to preserve Public, Educational, and Government (PEG) channels and funding. The resolution...
View ArticleRep. Lloyd Doggett Sponsors Community Access Preservation Act
channelAustin learned today that Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) is now a sponsor of the Community Access Preservation Act, or CAP Act.“This is great news for the ongoing development of community media...
View ArticlePublic Access in Sherman Texas to be cut
Cable One to end free access broadcasts.Read about it the Herald Democrat.
View ArticleStruggling to Keep Community Media Alive in Texas
The combined impact of the new statewide franchising system and the restrictive parameters of federal law are a poison pill for community television and community media centers here in Texas, while...
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