In most other countries, major television networks are essentially a duopoly (or its threesome version) that essentially all audiences have no choice but to watch the limited content on what TV offers. In my country, local cable TV networks are severely limited and we rely on foreign networks for added viewing variety.
Hello - I'm the new programming director for a community media org that handles the cable access channels for local subscribers. I'm on the hunt for additional sources of good content for padding out our schedule while we work on cranking out more local productions.
Currently we use Telvue Media Exchange and PEGMedia, which are decent databases for our needs, though somewhat patchy in terms of regularly updating shows, and have a limited range of topical and genre coverage.
I'm wondering if any of you can point me to similar resources for community broadcasters like us - either individual shows or channels or other media libraries like the above. Ideally we're looking for either license-free or by-permission programming that wouldn't require a syndication fee, but if there are other content libraries that have fees attached, I can look at our budget and see if it makes sense.
In terms of what we're looking for, literally any format or focus is welcome, as we have three channels that pretty much run the gamut in terms of what we can cast. Individual shows or stations like ours that allow rebroadcasting would be ideal, as would university or public institutions that allow their programming for use (apparently the University of California does this, I'm investigating further). Anything with a Creative Commons license is probably fair game as well. Also we are looking for movies and documentaries that are available under fair use or similar provisions.
Thanks in advance. I'm pretty new to this job and this particular field, so I'm learning as I go and may be missing something(s) obvious.
I think I know what bowl game Central Michigan and Washington State would want to play in. Hopefully this happens.
Edit: It’s happening!
Source: https://twitter.com/rossdellenger/status/1475566223811301384
