Austin Film Society Wins Public Access Bid

After a decade, channelAustin won't run city's cable public access

"...set to take over the city's cable public access channels, ending the city's decadelong relationship with channelAustin...."

Aug. 21, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Access-ive Viewing

TV Eye

"...Carried by the local Time Warner cable system on channels 10, 11, and 16, ACAC is planning a two-hour..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

ATX TV Fest: How Roku Is Changing How We Watch TV

Will the streaming box disappear, only to be more ubiquitous?

"...the time seemed like a dazzling array of cable channels. However, realistically, most subscribers only had around 50 to..."

June 22, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

David X. Cohen Brings Futurama Back to the Future

ATX Television Festival brings some of the cult show's voice actors together for a table read

"...news headlines are dominated by word of shows switching channels. This year it was Fox resuscitating ABC's defunct Last..."

June 8, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin @ Large: Access of Evil

It's a conspiracy! Defending Austin from the music network.

"...fold and to rejigger the formats of ACTV's three channels into content-specific programming were made by the board of..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Hightower Report

Cable television promised savings with deregulation … and we're still waiting; and, the "synfuels" loophole has just become a bad joke.

"...the cable giants, but we now give you more channels than before. Who do they think they're fooling? Yes,..."

Dec. 19, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

A Commercial Venture

Preempting Shania Twain

"...did not pursue claims against music on public/educational/government (PEG) channels. The reason BMI and ASCAP waived any claims to..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Dancing About Architecture

The Rockets' Red Glare...

"...sweeten the deal by promising to add two `value' channels to the basic cable channels. They also want to..."

April 4, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Austin Public Hits the Big Screen With Special Screening and Mixer

Cable access institution celebrates its 50th anniversary

"...[inset-1-right]Across five decades, adding two extra channels, and a long series of name changes and managers..."

Oct. 4, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...summer's increasingly nuanced King of the North, Davis effectively channels stress, insecurity, and his violent past. – Kevin Curtin..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Day Trips: Resaca de la Palma State Park

Former river channel provides a tropical paradise for Rio Grande Valley wildlife

"...Resacas are former river channels cut into the vast Rio Grande delta by floodwaters...."

July 22, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Meet the New Boss

Austin Film Society rolls out their public access plan

"...public access studios in East Austin, and the three channels produced there. However, before Council instructed staff to finalize..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

What the Hell Is Google Fiber, Anyway?

A quick primer on the service everyone's talking about

"...Indeed. Fiber TV boasts all of the standard favorite channels – from C-SPAN and Cartoon Network to the Longhorn..."

April 8, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Day Trips

Caddo Lake State Park is one of the most unique environments in the state, and it has a beauty all its own

"...riverboats plying the waters of Caddo Lake. The main channels are defined by towering bald cypress trees draped in..."

April 1, 2011 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

sxswi: Convergence of Traditional & Internet TV

or, hanging with policy wonks makes my brain hurt.

"...13, 2010, launch, ivi TV went through official FCC channels to get their blessing as a cable provider, pay..."

March 16, 2011 SXSW Post by Belinda Acosta

The Daily Hustle: 8/27/10

Walls and Cables

"...city of Austin channel, Channel 6, and other government channels, as the cable giant plans to migrate public affairs..."

Aug. 27, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Public Access TV Is an Important Free-Speech Forum

"...numerous reasons why the current management of the Austin channels (PACT/ChannelAustin) should not be funded by city taxpayers, but..."

April 14, 2009 Postmarks

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...move was made to free bandwidth for more HD channels, according to Stacy Schmitt, Time Warner vice president of..."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Feature

Media Watch: The Incredible Disappearing Telecom Committee

Two years after Lege passed sweeping reorganization of competitive landscape for delivering telecommunication services to homes, community groups wonder what happened to committee that was supposed to monitor law's impact

"...and the "continuation of public, educational, and governmental access channels."..."

May 18, 2007 News Column by Kevin Brass

TV Eye

A Snippet of What's to Come

"...vote on Dec. 20 might adversely affect local PEG channels (public, education, government). Presently, the city of Austin receives..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Good Night and Good Luck

Why is 'podcast' 'Oxford American Dictionary's word of the year?

"...information superhighway. Rich Dean, KUT's new maestro of alternative channels, including podcasting, says this booming technology serves the ongoing..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Hits, Errors, and Home Runs at ACTV

Missing funds at Austin Community Television spur an investigation and accusations

"...the board's proposal to "brand" ACTV's three stations (cable channels 10, 11, and 16) as discrete religious, arts and..."

Jan. 14, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...on, Fox News came back on. I immediately changed channels and later went to sleep. When I awoke the..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Column

Fox-y Propaganda

"...on, Fox News came back on. I immediately changed channels and later went to sleep. When I awoke the..."

Sept. 16, 2004 Postmarks

To Your Health

Is acupuncture safe and helpful when treating back pain?

"...of qi (or chi) energy, energy that courses through channels in the body called meridians. Specific acupuncture points on..."

April 16, 2004 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Austin @ Large: Music Minus Wynn

In front of screaming fans, the mayor smashes a guitar over his own head

"...on AMN even though they run on other video channels. Both of these AMN misdeeds, Wynn charges, are in..."

March 5, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips

"...Several miles of trails through the complex of channels and islands were mapped by Bill Harvey of the..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Postmarks

The libraries hit the books, and environmentalists speak out.

"...Changing Channels, Not Minds..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Column

Blow Up Your Video

MTV forces American youth to sell their souls, but has Joan Jett in a bikini!

"...digital cable can choose from among 10 music-related video channels and 45 radio-style music channels ranging in format from..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Austin At Risk

Tech leaders look for solution to Austin's growth problems

"...whole lives revolve around speed to work through existing channels that are totally ossified," says Thornton. "We should and..."

May 12, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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