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Update on Public Access TV and cable franchise contracts

1:05:01

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Council Member Gale Brewer inquires about the status of Public Access TV and upcoming cable franchise contracts. Matthew C. Fraser provides an update on the current situation and ongoing discussions.

No projected changes to Public Access Television at present
Conversations are ongoing regarding renegotiating cable franchises and long-term plans
All cable franchise contracts are currently in a holdover state

Gale Brewer

1:05:01

Public Access TV, I wanted to get an update.

1:05:05

Obviously, I work with Manhattan Neighborhood Networks.

1:05:07

People work with other boroughs.

1:05:09

You have it for the city.

1:05:11

Can you give me any update?

1:05:12

We have less cable, all of that.

1:05:15

Is there anything new about public access?

1:05:17

I don't know when the next upcoming Verizon, etcetera, contracts are.

Matthew C. Fraser

1:05:23

Yeah.

1:05:24

So in terms of as we currently stand, there's no projected change to public access television.

1:05:29

In terms of renegotiating the cable franchises and looking at what the long term set the long term play in these spaces are, we are in conversations to look at that.

1:05:42

But as it stands right now, at this moment in time, we have no project change.

Gale Brewer

1:05:45

When are when are the contracts up?

1:05:47

Does it depend on the carrier?

Matthew C. Fraser

1:05:48

So the contracts are currently in a holdover state.

Gale Brewer

1:05:51

Okay.

Matthew C. Fraser

1:05:51

So we All

Gale Brewer

1:05:52

all of them are in

Matthew C. Fraser

1:05:53

holdover state.

1:05:53

All of them are in a holdover state.

1:05:55

Okay.

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