REPEAT/ WorldLink TV to Launch on DirecTV, December 15; New Public Affairs Network to Provide Independent Global Programming.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 15, 1999-- WorldLink TV, a new 24-hour public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. and cultural television network presenting independently-produced programming from around the world, will launch to 7.8 million American households on DirecTV, beginning Wednesday, December 15. WorldLink TV will present a unique and eclectic schedule of newscasts, documentaries, world music programming and features focusing on human rights, the environment, the global economy, and world arts and cultures. WorldLink TV will be telecast on one of the new `set-aside' channels recently awarded by DirecTV for public service broadcasting. The new channels are a result of a 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. ruling mandating direct-satellite broadcasters to provide at least 4% of their channel capacity to educational and other informational programming. WorldLink TV will be operated by Link Media, a San Francisco-based non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. formed through a partnership of Internews (http://www.internews.org), a leading non-profit supporter of independent television around the world, the Independent Television Service (ITVS ITVS Independent Television Service ) (http://www.itvs.org), a distributor of independently produced public TV programming funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is a private non-profit corporation which is chartered and funded by the United States Federal Government to promote public broadcasting. The CPB was created on November 7, 1967 when U.S. president Lyndon B. and Internews Interactive (http://www.inter-act.net) a pioneer in the production of participatory television. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, philanthropic institution founded 1978 by John D. MacArthur (1897–1978), owner of a prominent insurance company and other businesses, and his wife Catherine T. , the Markle Foundation The Markle Foundation is an organization concerned with technology, health care, and national security. People associated
"Worldlink TV plans to bring the world to America in a way we hope will surprise, inform and move viewers.' says Link Media president Kim Spencer Kim Spencer, President of Link Media, has managed non-profit media companies for 20 years and produced more than 50 hours of live TV productions and documentaries. Kim continues this work today managing a national television channel that he founded with a small group of colleagues. . "Though the United States is an increasingly multicultural country, there is a huge information gap about other cultures," adds Internews president David Hoffman. "This new network aims to present critical global issues in a direct yet personal manner." WorldLink TV will launch with a six-hour cycle of top global independently produced contemporary social documentaries and narratives, world music and cultural programs (SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE). The network will partner with leading human rights, scientific, environmental, academic and independent media organizations world-wide for the production and presentation of news, live events, documentaries, cultural specials and dramatic narrative programming. Interactive dialogue programs that link Americans on camera to people at the heart of events will be introduced early next year. Also as part of its mission, the new channel will showcase independent television productions, works that all too often do not receive adequate airtime on commercial or existing public television. "This new channel will bring Americans a rich trove of extraordinary perspectives from independent media throughout the world," stated ITVS Executive Director James Yee. "Worldlink TV will incorporate new technologies in future programming and outreach efforts." WorldLink TV's companion Web site (http://www.worldlinktv.com), developed in partnership with leaders in advanced interactive technologies, will allow viewers to directly participate in programming through electronic polling and the integration of text, voice and video via telephone, Internet, video-teleconferencing and digital screen overlay systems. The Web site will offer a parallel platform to the television network, including live and archived streaming video, links to featured organizations, sales of mission-supporting goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. and contribution opportunities for featured causes. WordLink TV Program Schedule - December 15, 1999 DirecTV - Channel 375 (all are US premiers) 6:00 - 6:30 PM (ET) Roving Report An eclectic and original mix of stories from around the world provides in-depth analysis of major international news stories, plus social, political and environmental reports and human interest stories. Award-winning current affairs magazine by Associated Press Television (APTN APTN Aboriginal Peoples' Television Network (Canada) APTN Associated Press Television News ) in London. 6:30 - 7:00 PM Agenda 21 - A Timetable for Change: A global information magazine from WTN WTN Watertown (Wisconsin) WTN Working Telephone Number WTN World Television Network WTN Wright Technology Network WTN World Timber Network WTN Womens' Television Network (Canada) and TV Trust for the Environment. The series investigates the environmental threats, human rights issues and challenges facing our planet. 7:00 - 8:00 PM Vis a Vis: Cease Fire - War & Peace at Age 18. Sanina and Ciara are teenagers on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of adulthood. The former has come of age during the war in Sarajevo, the latter in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of the troubles in Belfast. Through a digital video link, the two women meet each other "virtually" over four days to compare their experiences growing up in war-torn cities. 8:00 - 9:00 PM Calling the Ghosts A searing sear 1 v. seared, sear·ing, sears v.tr. 1. To char, scorch, or burn the surface of with or as if with a hot instrument. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. documentary about the abuse of Muslim women by their Serbian jailers at the Omarska prison camp in Bosnia. The story focuses on two women who, despite their shame of being tortured and raped, decide to speak out. 9:00 - 10:00 PM Untold Desires. A moving and provocative Australian documentary about sexuality and the handicapped. A difficult subject, beautifully told by four handicapped people, their lovers and spouses. 10:00 - 10:50 PM Ali Farka Toure An intimate look at the world and music of Ali Farka Toure, the great Malian guitarist, who won a Grammy Award in 1995 for "Talking Timbuktu", his album with Ry Cooder,. The film visits him at his home in Niafunke, Mali, where Toure is firmly rooted as farmer, family man, charismatic performer, and proud champion of the music traditions of northern Mali. 10:50PM - 12:00 AM World Music WorldLink TV's music block continues the African connection with the making of "Kulanjan", the recently released collaboration between American blues artist Taj Mahal and Toumani Diabate, Mali's virtuouso kora player. After that WorldLink TV serves up close to an hour of the best music videos from African and Cuban artists, including Senegalese superstar Baaba Maal, Ibrahim Ferrer and Eliades Ochoa of Buena Vista Social Club The Buena Vista Social Club was a members club in Havana, Cuba that held dances and musical activities, becoming a popular location for musicians to meet and play during the 1940s. fame, and Bamaboleo, a hot young Timba group from Havana. |
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