PPH talks DTV on MNN

Written by Joshua Breitbart Tuesday, 24 March 2009 12:32

People's Production House recently participated in a great panel on the digital television (DTV) transition, hosted by Devorah Hill from Manhattan Neighborhood Network. Our co-panelists were Glen Ford from Black Agenda Report, Joel Kelsey from Consumers Union, and Lawrence Carter-Long from the Disabilities Network of New York City.

We explained the basic information all television viewers need to know about the DTV transition. but we also discussed the larger political context of what this process says about the way the government manages our airwaves. We echoed the points in PPH's Congressional testimony about the opportunities digital broadcasting holds for community media and how broadcasters' public interest obligations should increase as their broadcast capacity increases.

The show, called "Alternative Perspectives on the DTV Transition," will air August 21 at 7pm and August 23 at 9pm on channel 34 Time Warner and channel 82 RCN.