Media Bridges is Cincinnati's Community Media Center providing the education, equipment and environment for people to communicate effectively through media.
LATEST MEDIA BRIDGES NEWS:
Public Policy Update: "Channel Slamming" Slams the Public Interest
Time Warner Cable is planning to take channels upon which public access television show plays, and move it off the basic cable tier ($10.60/month) and up the channel guide onto a premium digital tier. This is called Channel Slamming. To view this channel consumers must pay an extra $35.60/month ($46.16 total) for the service, AND pay a $4/month rental fee for a cable-box. Time Warner can then make room for higher priced High Definition programming, abandoning a vital venue for public free speech in exchange for greater profit.
Right now, there is a Petition in front of the Federal Communications Committee (FCC) that will rule on the legality of making such a move: Docket #09-13.
To prevent the viewers of public access programming, the viewers of your shows, shows created by you for your community, from having to pay to see this community programming: Call or write your Federal Representatives. Ask them to write the FCC and rule on Docket #09-13 in favor of public access programming over telecom profits.
Public Policy news affecting Public Access is continually being updated on our Media Advocacy page. Please visit it regularly to learn how your local access venues are being affected.
How Can You Support 200 Local Nonprofits This Year?
When you give to Media Bridges, you are not just supporting local public access, youth programming, outreach, media literacy education, and public policy work. You are also helping over 200 local charitable agencies that Media Bridges provides services for. Each year, our Non Profit Services department, led by Christian Appleby, helps local nonprofits by providing discounted video production, editing, a/v support services and other vital communication tools. Through these efforts, we help nonprofits throughout our community communicate their message more effectively. Videos created for local agencies like the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati, The Women’s Connection, and others have helped these agencies to raise funds, improve their outreach efforts, or provide vital educational tools for those they serve. To see samples of this work, visit our Non Profit Services page of the Media Bridges website at www.mediabridges.org.
To support these efforts, you can make a contribution to Media Bridges by clicking here.
If you are a part of a nonprofit that would like to learn more about these services, contact Christian Appleby.
Explore this website to learn more about how Media Bridges' television, radio, educational and nonprofit services benefit our community and are here to serve you.
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