CABLEready Launches 'Independent Producers Initiative' Weblog.NORWALK, Conn. -- Site, at http://cableready.net/crblog, Monitors News Coverage and Allows Feedback on Issues Related to Indie Producers CABLEready, the international program distribution and development company, has launched the Independent Producers Initiative Weblog See blog and Web log. (World-Wide Web) weblog - (Commonly "blog") Any kind of diary published on the World-Wide Web, usually written by an individual (a "blogger") but also by corporate bodies. . Designed to serve as a central gathering point for indies to band together and have their voices heard by the larger TV programming community, the blog is accessible at http://cableready.net/crblog. Updated daily, the blog includes summaries and links to articles of interest to independent producers, and allows readers to add their own comments, creating an ongoing dialogue for the independent community. "In the face of ever-increasing media consolidation, FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. Commissioner Michael Copps recently urged independent producers to band together and have their voices heard," explained Gary Lico, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CABLEready. "The Independent Producers Initiative blog has been created in response to the Commissioner's request, and is dedicated to championing the cause of the independent producer. Network buyers tell us all the time that they need strong ideas coming from strong indies. So CABLEready has formed a central "home" for everyone to gather in a cyber sense." Lico will write "Good Morning, It's Lico!" - a daily review of one topic from that day's industry news. Other top CABLEready staff and clients will make regular contributions to the blog. The blog also includes a wide range of links to industry sites, trade magazines and TV networks. For constant monitoring through RSS (Really Simple Syndication) A syndication format that was developed by Netscape in 1999 and became very popular for aggregating updates to blogs and the news sites. RSS has also stood for "Rich Site Summary" and "RDF Site Summary. readers, the blog is also available as an RSS feed Summaries of Web site content that are published in the RSS format for download. See RSS. from http://www.cableready.net/crblog/wp-rss2.php. CABLEready is the television industry's premiere independent program representation firm with clients located across the globe. Established in 1992 to represent existing program libraries and to develop original program ideas, CABLEready provides more U.S. networks with licensed programs than any other program distributor. Its successes include INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO Inside the Actors Studio is the Emmy-nominated, longest-running original series on the Bravo cable television channel, hosted by James Lipton. It is produced and directed by Jeff Wurtz. , a hit on Bravo in the U.S. and airing in more than 100 countries worldwide, and FORENSIC FILES, Court TV's top-rated series, which has also found success on NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. . |
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