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Promo Video Seminar a Hit!

lynnaebrown — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:47:21 -0500

This past Wednesday, March 10th - MNN Training Dept teamed up with Programming to present a new seminar for public access producers.

Promo Video Creation, taught by Rahum Brown, Programming's Marketing Coordinator (and all around Renaissance Man) offered solid tips and tricks to access producers to help them create their own compelling 30 second promotional spot - a critical tool in attracting more viewers to programming.

Some reviews:

"It was very informative and Rahum gave a great presentation" NB

"I learned a lot - you really can get creative with 30 seconds!" LB

"Very good workshop - you should have more" FP

Beeps Slam Cable Delay

dancoughlin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:46:04 -0500

All five of New York City’s borough presidents warned this week of “serious consequences for the residents of our boroughs” caused by the 18-month delay in new cable Franchise Agreements between the Bloomberg Administration and the incumbent cable operators, Time Warner Cable and Cablevision.

In a March 3rd letter, the five BPs or “beeps” took special aim at the urgent need for the Bloomberg Administration to ensure that Community Access Organizations like MNN, who are operating off deals struck in 1998, have the necessary financial support to meet community needs.

Get Reel With Your Dreams

isabelcastellanos — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:16:15 -0500

Get Reel With Your Dreams
Friday, March 12
@ 4:00pm on MNN4

Take a look at the winners of the "Get Reel With Your Dreams" video contest where NYC high school students had the chance to create their own short films. The “Get Reel With Your Dreams” initiative's partners included WABC-TV, The Walt Disney Company, New York Women in Film & Television, Lincoln Center Institute, Manhattan Neighborhood Network, The New York City Department of Education and the Borough Presidents.

2010 Hometown Video Awards Call For Entries

jeannettesantiago — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:27:07 -0500

The Hometown Video Awards, hosted by The Alliance for Community Media (ACM), will be accepting entries now through March 27, 2010. The video awards honor and promote community media and local cable programs that are distributed on Public, Educational and Governmental access (PEG) television. Winners receive national recognition in The Community Media Review and on the ACM website. Winners also receive a beautiful personalized plaque with the producer’s name, program title and category. In addition, MNN will prominently display all Manhattan winners on the MNN Wall of Fame, located in the lobby, and highlight the winning episodes on MNN throughout the summer quarter.

Studio Producers: Time to Book April Dates

lynnaebrown — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:46:06 -0500

If you are a studio certified access producer, you can now book your dates for April!

Call our production office at 212.757. 2670 X 314 or X 318 Mon-Fri from 12 noon to 8pm!

Studio Hours: Monday through Friday 12 noon to 12 midnight, Saturday 11am to 8pm

Winter Storm Closing

dancoughlin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:02:58 -0500

Despite the promise of lower prices with the entry of Verizon into the New York cable market, cable television prices are rising fast, according to a new report from Crain's newspaper.

Cablevision, which has about 3.1 million TV customers in the New York metropolitan area, will increase the price of cable TV by an average of 3.5% next year, according to a Nov. 9 article in the business newspaper. Time Warner Cable, with about 1.1 million New York City customers, is expected to follow with similar rate hikes.

Crain's says that Verizon has increased its TV rates by 12%, to $47.99, since entering the New York metro market two years ago.

The Castle Will Premiere on MNN!

jenniferwager — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:31:00 -0500

The Castle Will Premiere on MNN!

The most talked about off-Broadway show, The Castle will air on Manhattan Neighborhood Network this SUNDAY DECEMBER 21st at 8pm on Channel 34.

It will also air on Bronxnet at 6pm. Goto www.bronxnet.org for channel listings.

READ ALL ABOUT IT

melaniemorgan — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:07:41 -0400

Summer-Fall 2008Download the Summer/Fall 2008 Edition of The Timecode Times and read what our staff has to say about Manhattan Neighborhood Network.

Published through MNN’s Production & Education Department, The Timecode Times is written solely and completely by MNN staff members to inform both the MNN community and the community-at-large about the ins and outs of Manhattan Neighborhood Network.

Timecode Times-Summer/Fall 2008

melaniemorgan — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:52:58 -0400

HIGHLIGHTS

12 MORE YEARS!
Find out how Verizon closed on a 12-year cable deal with NYC. Read all about it on Page One.

Department Updates

Learn what's happening inside the many departments at MNN. Updates from Production & Education, Programming, and Community Outreach & Media.

Producer Profiles

See MNN's diversity of personalities and programming—get to know two of our most active producers. Featured this issue are Ronald Thomas (Big Talk) and Maria Luna (Community Dialogue: Dialogo Democratico).

Staff Profile

Meet Betty Yu, Director of MNN's Department of Community Outreach and Media. Get to know this dynamic community organizer.

"Distribution 101 & 102" Workshop this Wed. Oct.29th @ 6:30pm

bettyyu — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:02:05 -0400

Start: Oct 29 2008 - 6:30pm

End: Oct 29 2008 - 8:30pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

"Distribution 101 & 102" Workshop

This Wed. Oct. 29th @ MNN @ 6:30pm

MNN Community Media Alternative Election Programming

jenniferwager — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:33:35 -0400

Sick of the corporate news media's coverage of the election? Tired of political ads nausea? Then check out MNN's Alternative Election programming, beginning next week!

Community Media's specials will air on Time Warner 67/RCN 85 and live streaming on MNN.org.

Tuesday 10/28 9pm - 10pm
Then & Now....Clips from 2004 and 2008 presidential elections from NYC community groups, including East Harlem Tutorial Program, IndyMedia, LES Girls Club, Picture the Homeless, and Community Voices Heard

Wednesday 10/29 9pm - 10pm

MNN Phones Cleared

webadmin — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:14:08 -0400

MNN has fixed the busy signals that callers to our 59th Street facility were
experiencing.

Thanks for all your patience and support as we worked around the problem.

For all edit, dub and express studio reservations, please call 212-757-2670
x314 or x318. Field Reservations are x309 and Studio Reservations are at
x317.

For all MNN staff contact information see:

http://www.mnn.org/en/our-staff-and-board

Hemispheric Collaboration: Internet Bill of Rights

forestmars — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:11:08 -0400

I'm downtown at what's being called an historic event: a real time, intercontinental collaborative construction of an Internet Bill of Rights which is taking place in New York and simultaneously in South America. This collaborative effort to create a consensus of agreement on a set of essential rights for the Internet was done using custom software that allowed the participants, working in small groups, to make suggestions for inclusion in an Internet Bill of Rights, edit each other suggestions, and then 'endorse' any groups contributions by adding their group's icon to any of the suggestions. The collaboration was also faciliated by simultaneous machine translation between English and Spanish.

The Internet is Serious Business

forestmars — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:54:29 -0400

This isn't the first time an alien has visited earth on a fact-finding mission. They've been coming here for hundreds of years, studying our planetary communications systems. The alien is grey with elongated fingers and toes, has an insatiable curiosity, and is the star of the CUP produced film "The Internet is Serious Business" which had it's premiere at Anthology Film Achives tonight.

High Def Expo is Def

forestmars — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:35:35 -0400

I'm at the HD Expo today. It's the first time it's been held in New York (it will also be repeated in LA next month<>) and is happening at the Waterfront, which you seasoned NYers may remember from it's halcyon days as The Tunnel, and scene of more than a few filmings. Whenever a TV show (or film) needed to have a scene in a club, they invariable filmed it in The Tunnel.

Autumn Cinema

jenniferwager — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:38:35 -0400

Autumn Cinema

Election ’08: Race, Gender and the Media: A special panel discussion featuring Laura Flanders, Glen Ford & Gary Younge

bettyyu — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:45:36 -0400

Start: Oct 2 2008 - 7:30pm

End: Oct 2 2008 - 9:30pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

Election ’08: Race, Gender and the Media

Join FAIR for a panel discussion and Q&A with Laura Flanders, the host of GritTV and RadioNation; Glen Ford, the executive director of the Black Agenda Report; and Guardian and Nation columnist Gary Younge.
Followed by a debate watching party.

Thursday, October 2nd
7:30 - 9 pm: Panel Discussion
9 – 10:30 pm: Debate-watching party
At the Brecht Forum
451 West Street (West Side Highway / between Bank & Bethune Streets)

NYC Landmarks East Harlem Firehouse

dancoughlin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:05:23 -0400

Napoleon LeBrun & Sons’ Fire Engine Company No. 53, a Symbol of New York City’s Growth in the Late 19th Century, Is Cited for Its Handsome Design, Materials and Details

Historic Harlem FirehouseThe New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission this week voted unanimously to give landmark status to Fire Engine Company No. 53, a four-story Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival-style building in East Harlem that was one of 42 firehouses and related structures designed for the City’s Fire Department by the prominent architecture firm Napoleon LeBrun & Sons between 1879 and 1895.

NYC Commission Landmarks East Harlem Firehouse

dancoughlin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:35:40 -0400

Napoleon LeBrun & Sons’ Fire Engine Company No. 53, a Symbol of New York City’s Growth in the Late 19th Century, Is Cited for Its Handsome Design, Materials and Details

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission today voted unanimously to give landmark status to Fire Engine Company No.

Get Out the Vote! MNN's PSA Contest

webadmin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:51:54 -0400

MNN is challenging you to produce the best 30 second PSA on GET OUT THE VOTE IN 2008!

Be creative, show your editing and camera skills.

The winner will be front and center on the MNN website, and a link to the video will be included in an MNN email blast! PSA’s will air on MNN continuously throughout the Presidential elections.

Help us GET OUT THE VOTE IN 2008!

"Envisioning Media Justice" Co-Presented/Sponsored by the NYC Grassroots Media Coalition and the Media Action Grassroots Network

bettyyu — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:44:03 -0400

Start: Sep 24 2008 - 6:00pm

End: Sep 24 2008 - 9:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

"Envisioning Media Justice"

Co-Presented/Sponsored by the NYC Grassroots Media Coalition (NYCGMC) and the Media Action Grassroots Network (MAGNet)
Wed, September 24th @ DCTV @ 6:00pm
Downtown Community Television Center (DCTV),
87 Lafayette Street between White & Walker in Chinatown3rd Floor
(Take the 6/N/R/Q/J/Z to Canal St. or the A/C to Canal St.)

To RSVP: http://www.mnn.org/en/rsvp-envisioning-media-justice-wednesday-sept-24th

"The 2008 Election: What's Really At Stake?" An important night of debate and discussion

bettyyu — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:20:18 -0400

Start: Sep 13 2008 - 8:00pm

End: Sep 13 2008 - 10:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

Join us for an important night of debate and discussion,
"The 2008 Election: What's Really At Stake?"

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Take Our Survey and Win Great Prizes!

forestmars — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:53:02 -0400

To All MNN Producers and Supporters,

MNN is renovating the historic El Barrio/East Harlem Firehouse building on East 104 Street into a state-of-the-art media center providing Manhattan residents -- and young people in particular -- with full access to new communications technology.

We want to provide the best services we can at this new location and at our existing site on West 59th Street. But we need your input and your voice.

PLEASE FILL OUT MNN’S ONLINE SURVEY TODAY AND ENTER TO WIN THREE GREAT PRIZES!

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Your Vision and Your Dreams

dancoughlin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:40:24 -0400

Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN)

presents

COMMUNITY MEDIA CENTER WORKSHOPS

HELP MNN PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICES FOR EL BARRIO/EAST HARLEM AND
MANHATTAN’S UPTOWN AND EAST SIDE COMMUNITIES

TELL US WHAT YOU WANT AT MNN’S NEW FIREHOUSE COMMUNITY MEDIA CENTER FACILITY!!

What video and media equipment resources?

What staffing and training resources?

What media creation space?

What community usage space?

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Large Hadron Collider is Superduper Fly

forestmars — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:01:49 -0400

The first test beam was shot through the CERN Large Hadron Collider this weekend (and the universe apparently wasn't destroyed, haha.) The accelerator goes live in 30 days, and thanks to robot I'll probably spend most of them dancing to the Large Hadron Collider rap:

FiOS Goes Live Today

forestmars — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:22:52 -0400

Today Verizon officially rolls out FiOS TV here in New York City. They're having a schmancy ceremony at Grand Central which will be webcast (not on MNN.) As you may known, NYC granted Verizon a television franchise in the city back in May which was just confirmed on July 16th by the New York Public Service Commission. As part of the deal, Verizon will pay franchise fees for use of city infrastructure, a portion of which goes to fund MNN, which provides universal access and programming to all Manhattan residents (other burroughs each have their own networks.)

Verizon has also indicated they will quickly be moving into web video: Web video over FiOS

Pleased to Meetcha, Hope You Cached My Name.

forestmars — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:27:05 -0400

At this evening's Unigroup meeting 'll be giving a quick summary of name-space and dns news including ICANN's Paris announcement on gTLDs, the recent hijacking of ICANN's own domain (and what insight this gives us into IANA operations) and of course the current flapdoodle over the critical DNS vulnerability discovered by Dan Kaminsky. Immediately following will be the main presentation on Deploying and Scaling Rails.

Hurrah! It's Network Mapping Day!

forestmars — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:19:14 -0400

Using Intermapper to visualise all the nodes of the network here produces a pretty picture, though logically it doesn't have a *lot* of resemblance to the actual network topology. It's really just mapping nodes. (Though I was surprised to notice it recognises devices by protocol, well, printers anyway.)

The crescent on the upper right are the existing streaming servers in the DMZ, although Intermapper is oddly assigning them staff network IPs as well. Hmm, I should probably look into that. And I will just as soon as Intermapper finishes... mapping our entire class B network. Of which we are using fewer than a dozen addresses. (Picture after the jump…)

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Broadband Advisory Committee meeting next Wednesday.

forestmars — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Next Wednesday, July 30th at 11:00am there will be a briefing
from the Mayor's Office and Diamond Consultants for the Broadband
Advisory Committee regarding the Bloomberg Administration's plans for
bridging the digital divide in New York City.

The Broadband Advisory Committee was established in 2005 with the
passage of Introduction 625-A creating a joint public broadband
commission to advise the Mayor and the City Council of New York on how
the resources of City government can be used to stimulate the private
market so that residents and businesses of New York City have more
options in terms of high-speed Internet access. The goal of the
committee is to educate the general public about broadband and the

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Rule 23: Delete anything you don't understand.

forestmars — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:16:19 -0400

First thing this morning our new and most xlnt SA tells me he found the biggest offender on the staff file share-- meaning a single directory that's using up 10% of the available space (which is pathetically small to begin with, but that's another story.) It's a folder in our own department. "Oh that's just some stuff from Jacob" says our support dude, and before I can even take a looksee SA's blown it out.

Because it's not like we really *need anything* from the guy who who designed the whole network infrastructure and current development plan, right?

Thank ye gods for Restropect.

ACM 2008

forestmars — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Just got back from a week in Washington at the Alliance for Community Media conference. Well I got back on Saturday but I pretty much took all of yesterday to recuperate.

The best sessions at the conference were, of course, the Drupal one, and also the last session on Social Media 2.0. (It was nice that social media wasn't looked on as the red headed step child of the conference this year.)

It would have been great however if the conference had had working WiFi so participants could have tweeted the session highlights in real time. That obviously works better than trying to 'summize' after the fact. (btw Twitter just bought summize today, which you probably heard.)

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MNN Storms the Hill

larrycerpas — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:29:19 -0400

From July 9th to July 12th, Manhattan Neighborhood Network and hundreds of non-profit organizations and public access stations will be in Washington, D.C., for the Alliance for Community Media's (ACM) National Conference. The conference is being held in order to educate how community media and public access television can be preserved for the general public.

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Community Media Workshop Series Presents: "Going Beyond the Talking Head" Workshop"

bettyyu — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:33:38 -0400

Community Media Workshop Series Presents:

"Going Beyond the Talking Head" Workshop"

July 16th @ DCTV @ 6:30 pm

Downtown Community Television Center (DCTV)

87 Lafayette Street between White & Walker in Chinatown, 3rd Floor
(Take the 6/N/R/Q/J/Z to Canal St. or the A/C to Canal St.)

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Community Media Workshop Series: "Going Beyond the Talking Head

bettyyu — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:28:36 -0400

Start: Jun 26 2008 - 1:17pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

Community Media Workshop Series Presents:

"Going Beyond the Talking Head" Workshop

July 16th @ DCTV @ 6:30 pm

Downtown Community Television Center (DCTV)

87 Lafayette Street between White & Walker in Chinatown, 3rd Floor
(Take the 6/N/R/Q/J/Z to Canal St. or the A/C to Canal St.)

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Exclusive Look at MNN's New Promo!

larrycerpas — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:42:25 -0400

As of June 27th, 2008, AMC theaters in New York City will be airing MNN's newest promo. Before you see it in theaters, here's a sneak peek.