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City of Fort Worth's Municipal Channel Programming To Go Global Over the Internet
October 07, 2008
Fort Worth’s Municipal Channel, which had been available only to local cable subscribers, goes global tomorrow when the programming begins streaming over the Internet from the city’s Web site, FortWorthGov.org. The channel will be available online 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
In development for several months, the new service will be available in a “public beta” version to seek residents’ feedback.
Initially, the service will offer the Municipal Channel’s streaming webcast only. A video archive of City Council proceedings and meetings of select boards and commissions will be developed over the next few weeks. The video archive will offer on-demand viewing of available meetings. Additional programming produced for the Municipal Channel by Fort Worth Community Cable Television will also be added to the archive.
The archive of council and select committee meetings also will be available with interactive minutes, which will allow viewers to skip directly to agenda items and comments they want to see. This feature will work just like skipping to a “chapter” on a DVD.
Another convenience is the keyword search, which will allow viewers to find segments of recorded meetings where specific topics were discussed.
The webcasting effort was initiated by the Fort Worth City Council to offer residents and non-residents additional convenient access to information and an avenue to engage in local government and the programs offered by the city.
The service provides enhanced, cost-effective and quicker access to many public records by integrating digital video and documents. Plus, the system increases the efficiency of public meeting record-keeping, a responsibility of the City Secretary’s Office, which will oversee administration of the service.
The system was implemented by the city’s Community Cable Television Office, Communications Office and the Information Technology Solutions Department with assistance from San Francisco-based developer Granicus.
Randy Westerman, Cable Services Manager
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