Passing on this news from the Massachusetts chapter, that their bill to promote high definition carriage and proper listing of PEG programs on the Electronic Program Guide (that’s HD and EPG, in case you’re not up on acronyms), was passed by their state Senate. As reported on their website: “The bill now goes to the […]
VAN of Vermont is quietly transitioning into summer. Policy activity, like the lawsuit from Comcast, is in a wait-and-see period. VAN uses Slack (slack.com) as their communications/forum tool. Check the VAN website here or contact VAN’s representative to the Northeast board. NHCCM of New Hampshire have had good attendance at the member meetings with a […]
BIG Brings Collaborative Arts Project “Crowdsourced Boston” Back to the Greater Boston Area submitted by Erin Kinney, BIG Film buffs, children of the ’80s, or anyone who has a penchant for John Hughes’ films often wish they could have been a part of creating one of his classic films, whether as an actor reciting iconic […]
Annual Membership Meeting for ACM Northeast Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3:15 – 4:15 pm Key Ballroom 9-10 Hilton Baltimore Check here for agenda, reports and minutes to come
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 […]
MassAccess is rallying its members to push one of several bills in state legislature. S.1857 – An Act Supporting Community Access Television would have all PEG channels carried in both standard and high definition (HD), as well as have programs listed in electronic programming guides (EPG) as broadcast channel programs are listed. They are also […]
The ACM-NE Nominating Committee is seeking committee members from all member states. This ad-hoc committee will: conduct a skills assessment conduct a needs assessment prepare a Board Job Description promote open seats on the ACM-NE Board provide candidate recommendations to the ACM-NE Board We anticipate committee work taking approximately one month start to finish. Serving […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
