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| MTN Old News
April 12, 2006 MTN started began several new classes this spring. To find out about them, visit the classes page. One of the classes shows you how to put your video on the web. Visit this page to see some of the work done by students in this class. February 27, 2006 Enter the Art-A-Watch Film Festival. The Minneapolis Television Network (MTN) is hosting a film and video festival this year as part of Art-A-Whirl in Northeast Minneapolis. We are looking for short video or film work to be a part of this festival. To find out more, visit this page. February 8, 2006 Youth Media Screening on February 11 MTN is a part of the Twin Cities Youth Media Network (TCYMN), a collective of organizations that promote and support youth filmmaking. Some of the other groups involved are the Walker, SPNN, the Humphrey Forum, PCTV, and Intermedia Arts. January 20, 2006 Community TV Conference coming to Minneapolis For four years running now, community media types from all over Minnesota have gathered for the Annual Minnesota Community Media Conference. The last three conferences have been held in St. Paul, but this year?s conference will be in Minneapolis, at Minneapolis Community and Technical College on February 17th and 18th. December 1, 2005 MTN Update: Taking Liberties is a collection of interviews taped at the 2005 Conference of the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC). MTN Executive Director Pam Colby is the national board chair of NAMAC, an organization that represents media artists and media arts organizations around the country. See the show on MTN at the following times and channels: MTN 17 Sunday 12/4 10:30 p.m. November 22, 2005 MTN Appreciation Night September 8, 2005 Lights Camera Adventure: Olami's Media Quest was a collaboration between MTN and the Sabes Jewish Community Center. The video that came out of this two week media camp will be shown on MTN. For more information, visit this page. On the Minneapolis Television Network MTN chan 16 & 17 (In Mpls only) September 7, 2005 Class Projects showing on MTN MTN Video Production class projects from the spring and summer of 2005 will be shown on MTN at the following times and channels. August 25, 2005 Mayoral Forum on MTN Watch the August 24th Central Cities Neighborhood Partnership Mayoral Candidate Form on MTN at the following times. All showings will on MTN 16, cable in Minneapolis Saturday August 27 at 8 p.m. Thursday September 1 at 10 p.m. Friday September 2 at 10 p.m. Friday September 9 at 10 p.m. Public Access Threatened! This is from the web site of the Alliance for Community Media: The members of the Alliance for Community Media request that you announce your support for media localism that builds diverse communities across our nation. Visit the Alliance for Community Media Web site to download copies of letters to send to your Senators and Congressperson. August 24, 2005 MTN and several other Minnesota access centers will have a booth in the Wonders of Technology Building this year during the Minnesota State Fair, from August 25 to September 5. For more, see the article in the Monitor. June 1, 2005 For the 19th year in a row the Minneapolis Television Network will present the "2005 Celebrate Northeast Parade" on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 live on MTN 17 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
April 26, 2005 Pacifica Radio and Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman takes her Un-embed the Media Tour to Minneapolis on May 7th. She will speak at Wesley United Methodist Church at 101 E. Grant St. across from the Minneapolis Convention Center. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the event begins at 7 p.m. Goodman is a leader in progressive independent journalism. The event is a benefit for independent public media. Tickets cost $15 plus a service fee. Purchase tickets at www.kfai.org or by calling 888-690-9875. Event co-sponsors are KFAI, MTN and SPNN. For more information, click for the flyer. April 18, 2005 The April 14 Minneapolis mayoral candidate debate at United Labor Centre will be cablecast on MTN, your community television station, at the following times on the Time Warner Cable system. MTN channels are available to cable subscribers within the city limits of Minneapolis. MTN 16, Thursday, April 21 at 10 pm April 6, 2005 Democracy Now! will be moving to a new timeslot on MTN in May. On May 2, you will be able to catch Democracy Now! Monday through Friday at 10 p.m. on Channel 17. March 11, 2005 Watch the 2005 Minnesota Community Media Conference on MTN. This video features interviews with many of the public access types who attended this conference in St. Paul on February 25 and 26. The show also includes interviews with keynote speaker Fred Johnson from UMass, Boston and Anthony Riddle, the Director of the National Alliance for Community Media and Director of MTN from 1989-1995. You can see it on MTN at the following channels, days and times: MTN 16, Friday, March 18 at 9:30 p.m. February 23, 2005 The February 23 Minneapolis mayoral debate will be cablecast on MTN, your community television station, at the following times on the Time Warner Cable system. MTN channels are available to cable subscribers within the city limits of Minneapolis. MTN 16, Sunday, February 27 at 10 pm February 22, 2005 The Alliance for Community Media Minnesota Conference is coming up this weekend at the Holiday Inn East in St. Paul. For more information, visit the Alliance for Community Media Midwest Region web site. December 16, 2004 The MTN Member Appreciation Party show will be replayed on MTN over the next few weeks. This was a great event and many MTN members came out to enjoy the evening, listen to the music of Don King and Jose Curbello, and talk about their programs. Here are the showtimes and channels: MTN 75 - Monday (12/20) @ 6:30pm December 16, 2004 MTN Video Classes and You is a new video about classes at MTN. It gives a fourth-wall breaking tour of MTN's studio and field production class offerings. Here are the showtimes and channels: MTN 17 - Tuesday (12/21) @ 10:30pm November 16, 2004 The MTN Member Appreciation Party and Live Show is set for Friday, December 10, 2004. It will take place in MTN Studio A at 125 SE Main Street. The party starts at 7 p.m. goes live from 8:30 - 9 p.m. on MTN 17. For more information, download the flyer here. You may also read the article in the MTN Monitor. November 11, 2004 Read about Somali production at MTN in the article, From Mogadishu to Minneapolis: Minnesota Somalis find a television home in the studios of MTN. October 29, 2004 On October 29, 2004, the MTN Board passed the following resolution: Whereas the Minneapolis Telecommunications Network Board of Directors supports the city's efforts to explore cost savings and efficiencies in public and government access; and
For documents relating to the renegotiation of the cable franchise between Time Warner Cable and the city of Minneapolis, click here. November 4, 2004 A half hour documentary featuring interviews from the recent Counterpropaganda Coalition's "Take Back the Media Fair" will show on MTN during the month of November. The Fair featured representatives from various alternative media organizations. The Fair was held on October 15th. The program will be shown at the following times: On MTN 75 On MTN 16 For more information about the Counterpropaganda Coalition, visit their web site. October 18, 2004 On September 13, Minneapolis City Council Member Don Samuels held a vigil to mourn the loss of 3 Minneapolis residents who lost their life in a triple homicide. A video of that vigil will be airing on MTN this month. The video features interviews with Samuels and others attending the vigil. The video is about 25 minutes long. |
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