The ACM-NE Community Media Fund is open to anyone within the PEG media network in our Northeast Region: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York. Nonprofit media centers, government organizations, educational institutions as well as individuals or artists working with the PEG media center are eligible to apply! We look for […]
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ACM Files Amicus Brief with US Supreme C...
The Alliance for Community Media filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court today defending the constitutionality of thousands of PEG Access cable channels that serve communities across the United States. The brief rejects arguments to the Supreme Court by NCTA, the cable industry’s trade association, in a case that revolves around the rights of public access […]
Our Roots: Remembering George Stoney
George Stoney was a filmmaker and PEG pioneer and although he rejected the title he is known as the “father of public access television”. Written and prepared by Amy Davies, ACM-NE Board Member Stoney began making films in the 1940’s for the Southern Educational Film Production. It was important to Stoney that his films had […]
ACM National Update: FCC, Supreme Court ...
Government Shutdown and the FCC If there’s a silver lining in the federal government shutdown, it’s that the FCC went dark last week. That means there’s no action on the FNPRM on cable franchising or any other non-essential work of the Commission. Once the FCC is back from the shutdown, ACM will be setting up ex parte meetings […]
Event: The ACM & ACM-NE “Road Show”
The Alliance for Community Media and ACM-NE along with the support of many state organizations in the Northeast are organizing a series of Strategic Planning discussions with PEG stations during the week of Presidents Day. Please consider joining us as we talk about potential revenue and channel impacts and we discuss scenarios stations should consider […]
Thank you for attending the Envision the...
The 2018 ACM-NE Conference, Trade Show & Nor’Easter Awards Ceremony at Proctors was a wonderful event full of networking, knowledge sharing and meaningful connections. Thank you to everyone who made it out including our dedicated volunteer base of presenters who shared with us their knowledge and hands-on experience. We will post presentations soon. We also […]
Congratulations to our 2018 At-Large Boa...
Congratulations to the 2 elected members of the ACM-NE At-Large Barbara Chisholm and Amy Davies. They will serve a two year term with the board. We hope that they will bring many new ideas to the table in their term on the board. Thank you all for voting. Lori Belché ACM-NE Board Member & Elections […]
ACMNE Chair Update: Elections and Worksh...
There are two exciting new announcements to share with everyone: our 2018 At-Large Elections and Workshop Ideas for the 2018 Conference. It is election time at the Alliance for Community Media Northeast Region! There are four at-large seats open and this could be YOUR chance to be part of this leadership team. The term of these […]
Fairhaven Cable Access Studio named afte...
Fairhaven Cable Access Department recently lost its director, Bobby Bruso, due to a sudden illness. Even though he had been with the town for a relatively short time, he managed to re-energize cable access and to bring state-of-the-art equipment. He left a lasting impact on his coworkers at Town Hall, but also on the residents […]
ACM 2018 Annual Conference – Conference
Conference Registration Member Rates Full Conference: $375 (before June 15) Single Day: Wednesday $100 | Thursday or Friday $175 *Wednesday price discounted as fewer education sessions are available Exhibit Hall Only: $50 Hometown Media Awards Celebration Ticket Only: $50 Scholarship help from ACM Northeast to this conference are available–apply by June 11! Be sure to check out the additional events, such as ACM Day on the […]