Discussion Report

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Topic - THE FUTURE OF CAMPUS-COMMUNITY TV IN QUEBEC
Initiator - LAURA KNEALE Participants - Sundus Abdul Hadi, Chuck Childs, Guy Rodgers Discussion Key Points - Campuses are like springboards for c/c television production - The need for English language community TV as support for the arts - Technical support, space, possibilities - On air boardcasting opportunities - Is web-based TV media more accessible? How can we think creatively and strategically about both using the web to reach remote communities and the traditional broadcast structure to cement our voice and place in society? - To what extent is even the web accessible enough? - Feasibility and rights under CRTC to be aired on VOX, financial possibilities for structure development - Sustainability of getting on-air, ie. Which partners, maintenance of equipment, facilities/studios - Accessibility of content-creation by remote communities. Question of which communities could be involved and their access. - Possibility of creating remote broadcast locations through partnerships with community organizations (funding research collaboration) - Looking to different media outlets/ new media models to support powerful structure (radio stations ie. CJLO at Concordia) - ELAN spoke to VOX about developing programming. VOX will only air a multi-million dollar show that will sell but will not advance a penny for this to materialize. - Canadian Media Fund will only fund for-profit television stations. Problematic in that this is public money and is not currently benefiting the stations conforming to sector legislation. - Important to find creative solutions to bypass legislation and increase possibilities. - Many resources available on campuses such as Concordia University (Cinema Politica, film, journalism, communications schools, lectures, events, livestreaming). Conclusion/Recommendation - Build a foundation of support within communities and media outlets - ELAN Media strategy how do we do get onto to broadcast by partnering? - Creating a movement to claim broadcast space on our airwaves - Potential partners and allies: CUTV (Laura Kneale), CACTUS (Cathy Edwards), ELAN and other

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campus/community media in our province - Important to look critically at other models and consider how underrepresented the campus/community media sector is in Canada (in comparison to US, Australia) - Foundation will help develop the needed support for CRTC to implement regulations/licensing for campus/community television sector by broadcasters such as VOX - How do we make it into a PRIORITY amidst all our full agendas/work schedules/ mandates Eventually establish timeline to move forward and develop strength and capacity for this project