Public Access for DemocracyNow!

[Nancy Simons]

The contract for public access TV management in Austin has been awarded to the Austin Film Society as of October 1.

The change has resulted in a temporary cessation of broadcasting while AFS, with new staff and new responsibilities get up to speed (a large undertaking, but they are enthusiastic and ambitious, it seems to me.)

I attended a meeting for producers a few days ago. The present plan is to resume all series on December 1. I am working to see if we can get an exception for DemocracyNow! Doug Gray is willing to help with that. I will keep the list informed of everything I find out. My Producer Access will be $120, and I will pay that on November 1. I'm not sure what the charge for the series will be. the Summer Series this year was $175. Those who helped with that get my admiration and thanks. A few generous people have kept this effort going.

Meanwhile, until TV access resumes, Democracy Access offers streaming at http://www.democracynow.org. They also have a channel available for Roku viewing, should you have one of those gadgets. I believe FreeSpeech TV also broadcasts the show.

Still, we want the ease and accessibility of Cable TV access. I'll keep you updated.

Nancy Simons

[Nancy Simons]

Hooray! Kudos to Austin Film Society, especially Doug Gray, the new programming manager. No sooner had I sent the last group mail, when he let me know they will resume showing. So you can look for DemocracyNow at the usual 6:00 starting tonight or tomorrow night.

I will be paying the fees on November 1st, which will assure us the same time for the winter series session. Altogether, it will take $295. Any help will be greatly appreciated. If you have not helped before, please share the cost. Any amount will appreciated. There are no wealthy donors here, that I know of. If you want to remain anonymous, email me privately at nancy....@sbcglobal.net.

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Thanks,
Nancy

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[Nancy Simons]

Doug notified me that DN will resume on Thursday at 6 pm. Prior scheduling. Sorry for jumping the gun.

Nancy