Public TV Industry & Hollywood Power Fight to Save Public Access Channels: Full Disclosure Network® Report

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The campaign to protect and restore Public Access Television studios and channels has begun in the heart of the media capitol of the world, the City of Los Angeles. The Public Television Industry Corporation ("P-TIC") has launched a website www.ptic.tv to attract supporters and television producers to join the cause.  To learn how and why PTIC was formed, watch the exclusive 6-min. preview here.  URL: http://fulldisclosure.net/Blogs/88.php   A Full Documentary Series on Saving the Public Channels, featuring prominent Hollywood figures, civic leaders and producers is available online.  

P-TIC BOARD OF ADVISORS ARE LEGENDARY HOLLYWOOD & L. A. CIVIC LEADERS

P-TIC Chairman B. Scott Minerd is the Chief Investment Officer of Guggenheim Partners, actor Edward Asner is past President of the Screen Actors Guild, Stanley Sheinbaum is the former Regent of the University of California, Ron Kaye is former Editor of the LA Daily News (1984-2008), and there are many more listed with bios, on the PTIC website.

SIGN UP FOR ACTION UPDATES

The new website, located at www.ptic.tv, is encouraging visitors who want to join the campaign to enter their addresses on the "Home Page" form to receive email newsletters for updates on developments.  Producers who have television programming to be submitted for airing on public channels can learn how they can participate with PTIC to submit their programs to the public channels.

PUBLIC HEARINGS TO BRING BACK PUBLIC ACCESS TV CHANNELS?

P-TIC newsletters feature important hearing dates when the City and County Governments hold budget hearings to disperse the millions of dollars earmarked for public access TV studios that were shut down.  P-TIC newsletters will keep subscribers up-to-date on the issues and remind government officials that State Legislative Mandates required PEG funds to be held in trust specifically to provide for public access studios and channels.  "PEG" stands for Public, Education & Government and, under state laws, the approximately $30 million in Cable and Telecom Franchise Fees the government entities in Los Angeles area received are to be used solely to support the PEG channels in the area, not converted to other uses.

WATCH SERIES ONLINE:  

SAVING PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNELS IN AMERICA

http://www.fulldisclosure.net/Blogs/88.php?stream=1

WHAT  IS  P-TIC.TV?    

http://www.ptic.tv/

SOURCE Full Disclosure Network