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Voice of America: Domestic Outlets Get Access to International Broadcasts
In a move that could provide some low-cost, high-quality international news content to domestic cable and broadcast outlets, starting Tuesday thousands of hours of international video and radio news content from the Voice of America and Radio and TV Marti will become available for domestic distribution for the first time.
Some of that content has been available on the Web, but not in a high-resolution format suitable for framing in a TV picture. Now, thanks to a change in law supported by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, restrictions on domestic broadcast of that content will be lifted so that the Voice of America can be a voice for America as well.
"News and information programs produced by BBG journalists in 61 languages for people in more than 100 countries can also be made available for broadcast within the United States," a BBG spokesperson said. "Now we will be able to provide them with broadcast-quality audio and video rather than referring them only to what's on the Web." That could range from exclusive interviews to talk shows, documentaries and newscasts.
And the price is right. Because the content has already been paid for with tax dollars, it will be available for reimbursable costs incurred in making it available -- burning a DVD or changing a format -- although if there is third-party content included that will have to be a separate negotiation.
Read More Here:
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/ar...ts_Get_Access_to_International_Broadcasts.php
In a move that could provide some low-cost, high-quality international news content to domestic cable and broadcast outlets, starting Tuesday thousands of hours of international video and radio news content from the Voice of America and Radio and TV Marti will become available for domestic distribution for the first time.
Some of that content has been available on the Web, but not in a high-resolution format suitable for framing in a TV picture. Now, thanks to a change in law supported by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, restrictions on domestic broadcast of that content will be lifted so that the Voice of America can be a voice for America as well.
"News and information programs produced by BBG journalists in 61 languages for people in more than 100 countries can also be made available for broadcast within the United States," a BBG spokesperson said. "Now we will be able to provide them with broadcast-quality audio and video rather than referring them only to what's on the Web." That could range from exclusive interviews to talk shows, documentaries and newscasts.
And the price is right. Because the content has already been paid for with tax dollars, it will be available for reimbursable costs incurred in making it available -- burning a DVD or changing a format -- although if there is third-party content included that will have to be a separate negotiation.
Read More Here:
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/ar...ts_Get_Access_to_International_Broadcasts.php