ACM

Media Groups Say AT&T Discriminates Against Local Channels; File Petition with FCC

Stevie Converse — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:28:39 -0500

Full article: Alliance for Community Media
Community media groups joined with a nationwide coalition of municipalities and regional organizations in filing a Petition for Declaratory Ruling with the FCC, charging that telecom giant AT&T discriminates against local public channels with its U-verse cable TV system.

Alliance for Community Media International Conference & Exhibit

Mary Alice Crim — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:33:14 -0500

Start: 07/15/2009 - 18:16

End: 07/18/2009 - 18:16

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

Register today for the 2009 Alliance for Community Media's International Conference and Exhibition. The theme this year is “Community Media at the Crossroads”. Join us as we look at and discuss ways to protect community media at the national and local levels. Learn and explore new concepts and challenge old one. Discuss new models for community media and look at, brainstorm and debate these new ideas and concepts.

Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) Access to Cable Television Hearing

Mary Alice Crim — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:24:25 -0400

Start: 09/17/2008 - 11:15

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

The Alliance for Community Media will testify at a House hearing on the affect of cable televisions' current regulatory and business environment on PEG programming. More information is available here.

ACM to Testify at House Subcommittee Hearing on Sept. 17

Stevie Converse — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:49:00 -0400

Full article: Alliance for Community Media
The Alliance for Community Media will testify at a House hearing on the affect of cable televisions' current regulatory and business environment on PEG programming. The hearing is scheduled for Sept. 17 at 10 a.m.

Local Governments and Media Organizations Challenge Court’s Ruling

Stevie Converse — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:47:00 -0400

Full article: NATOA
The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors have joined with the Alliance for Community Media and the Alliance for Communications Democracy in filing a petition for an en banc hearing on an appeal to the FCC's video franchising decision.

Deficiencies in the U-Verse PEG System Confirmed by AT&T

Stevie Converse — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:57:56 -0400

Full article: Alliance for Community Media
A demonstration of AT&T's U-verse system with representatives of AT&T and the Alliance for Community Media confirmed multiple problems with distribution of PEG programming, including delay in accessing programs, inferior picture quality, lack of DVR functionality, and no support for closed captioning.

Video Sharing Capability to Debut at ACM Conference

Stevie Converse — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:58:26 -0400

Full article: Alliance for Community Media
The Server Standards Work Group of the Alliance for Community Media announced that they will debut a new Video File Sharing Social Network at ACM's International Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C.

Open Plenary Set for ACM-NE Conference

Stevie Converse — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:01:50 -0400

Full article: Alliance for Community Media - Northeast