[rfu-automation] Fwd: UPTV announces selection to Open Media Project

[Andrew Ó Baoill]

UPTV, the local public access channel, has just been selected as one  
of five stations nationwide to be part of the rollout of a new digital  
content management platform developed by Denver Open Media.

I've been working with UPTV Station Manager Kate Gorman in the run-up  
to this announcement. As you can see from the press release below,  
UPTV plans to work with WRFU and UC-IMC on ways in which the platform  
can be used to mutual benefit.

If you're interested in this project, and in investigating ways in  
which the Denver OM platform might be of benefit to WRFU or UC-IMC,  
please get in touch with me directly.

Andrew

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Gorman Kate" <kagorman at city.urbana.il.us>
> Date: November 24, 2008 2:36:45 PM CST
> Subject: UPTV announces selection to Open Media Project
>
>
> Here is the press release announcing UPTV's participation in the  
> Open Media Project. Please feel free to circulate this information.
>
> Thanks,
> Kate Gorman
> Station Manager
> Urbana Public Television
> 217.384.2452
> kagorman at city.urbana.il.us
>
>
>
> UPTV Selected for National Open Media Project
>
> Urbana Public Television has been selected by Denver Open Media as  
> one of six public access stations to participate in the Open Media  
> Project.  UPTV is a public, educational and governmental access  
> station that airs local government meetings and member-submitted  
> programs on cable channel 6.  UPTV and the City of Urbana have  
> worked for over a decade to keep public access available to Urbana- 
> Champaign.
>
> The Open Media Project will help public access television stations  
> better serve their communities and share resources with other  
> stations.  The goal of the project is to engage communities in new  
> media platforms through the creation of open-source tools developed  
> by the participating stations.
>
> In May 2008, Denver Open Media was awarded a $380,000 Knight News  
> Challenge grant to fund the Open Media Project. Since that time,  
> Denver Open Media has worked on the development of the Open Media  
> Project tool set.  The Open Media System will enable public access  
> television stations to use a suite of open-source tools to enable  
> the transfer of video between their web site and TV station.
>
> Urbana Public Television, Access Humboldt in California, Amherst  
> Community Television and Boston Neighborhood Network in  
> Massachusetts, Channel Austin in Texas and Portland Community Media  
> in Oregon will receive consulting and training services to implement  
> the system. In addition, each site will be directly involved in the  
> ongoing development of the tool set. “We are all thrilled to have  
> such an amazing group of stations dedicated to the success of the  
> Open Media Project," said Tony Shawcross, Executive Director of  
> Denver Open Media.
>
> “The Open Media Project is an exciting opportunity for Urbana Public  
> Television and for the community,” said Kate Gorman, Station Manager  
> of UPTV.  “We will be working with the U-C Independent Media Center,  
> WRFU and the University of Illinois while developing the tools with  
> Urbana Council Member Brandon Bowersox and Joshua King and Dan  
> Meredith of Acorn Active Media.  The results of this community-wide  
> collaboration will help make local public access a great resource  
> for even more people.”
>
> Urbana Public Television will begin working with Denver Open Media  
> staff early in January 2009 to implement the project.
>
> For more information, please contact Kate Gorman at kagorman at city.urbana.il.us 
>  or 217-384-2452.
>
>
>
>

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