Author: Beck, Kirsten

Publication Year: 1980

Media Type: Report

Summary:

In June 1981, the School of the Arts held a three day conference on Cable Television and the Performing Arts. Over one hundred and thirty theatre, dance, music and opera people from around the country gathered at the University's Washington Square campus to hear key people from the cable industry tell all. There was a certain feeling of excitement at the opening luncheon. The curtain was about to go up on a new era in the communications industry, and we were about to find out what was in it for us.This publication of the Proceedings is a chronicle of the three days which followed.

Abstract:

In June 1981, the School of the Arts held a three day conference on Cable Television and the Performing Arts. Over one hundred and thirty theatre, dance, music and opera people from around the country gathered at the University's Washington Square campus to hear key people from the cable industry tell all. There was a certain feeling of excitement at the opening luncheon. The curtain was about to go up on a new era in the communications industry, and we were about to find out what was in it for us.This publication of the Proceedings is a chronicle of the three days which followed.

As conferences go, this one proved to be interesting, at times provocative and, in the end, useful. All of the participants shared like concerns and, for the most part, like expectations. All of the industry representatives were forthcoming, and within understandable boundries, they were candid. The fact that some bubbles burst and most of us left expecting far less from cable than when we came, did not dampen our spirits. Numerous first name relationships developed, useful professional contacts were made, and the conference ended on a note of warm conviviality. A necessary dialogue had begun. These Proceedings are put together in the hope of sharing that beginning dialogue as accurately as possible.

CONTENTS
Introduction.
Keynote address.
Industry structure and analysis.
Market analysis.
The new channels.
The producer's view.
State of the art.
From rights to residuals.
Appendix 1. Conference agenda.
Appendix 2. Panelists' biographies.
Appendix 3. Conferees.
Appendix 4. Annotated bibliography.

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Categories: Community Development