Local TV and its potential in community engagement

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Local TV and its potential in community engagement

• Rick Smith
• RegenTV project team
• 7th March 2006

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Carpenters Estate, Newham
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What the residents get
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Pod

• Small, sleek and powerful
• Linux based
• Low cost

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RegenTV Services

• Free digital TV and foreign channels
• Video on demand
• Portal for local content
• Web based email Internet access
• PC on TV using Open Office

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Examples of Local TV programmes

• Meet the neighbours
• Investigative reporting
• Internet Safety
• History Club
• Testimonials

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Local TV Key Results

• Building local skills
• Useful tool for two way communications
• Peer to peer delivery
• Community consultation increased
• Community participation increased

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Carpenters Connect - key results

• 350 homes (70 take up)
• 95 access local information
• 17 involved in content production
• 75 turnout in estate election

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Local TV key issues

• Local/sub regional
• Quality
• Impartiality
• Legality
• Funding

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Benefits for community

• Digital divide
• Takes away initial barriers
• Community spirit
• Meet each other
• Appreciate each other
• Work together

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Local TV - Key lessons

• Community TV is a tool for
• Community engagement, participation
• Digital divide
• Regeneration

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For more information

• Email info_at_regentv.net
• rick.smith_at_openhub.co.uk
• Phone [phone]