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A Convo with our Friends at BRIC

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Anthony Riddle has been Vice-President of Community Media at BRIC Media Center in Brooklyn, NY for over 5 years.  Many remember him from years past as Executive Director of the national Alliance for Community Media. Erica Jones, ACM-NE Chair, pitched a few questions at this dynamite community media leader…. What new projects/initiatives is BRIC taking […]

Meanwhile in Massachusetts…

The Legislative Approach Eric Dresser’s May report to ACM-NE began with Bill H.2682, “basically aimed at helping to require cable television operators provide PEG access feeds for both SD & HD, while also enabling Electronic Programming Guide so that subscribers may record, select and view PEG access channels in the same manner as local broadcast […]

Vermont Access Network in 2017

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Catching up on some exciting episodes… But before we get into this saga, some regulatory basics for the non-Vermonters: Franchise agreements–or Certificates of Public Good (CPG)–are settled at state level by the VT regulatory agency, the Public Service Board. Comcast is the main cable provider for most of the state, with one area primarily served […]