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Jobs and Internships at Boulder Channel 1
May 17th
Boulder Channel 1 is like the new Public / Educational Access TV all rolled into One. If you are looking to get involved on a volunteer basis or in our internship program this ad is for you.
Our team is the backbone for Public television here in Boulder. We produce a nightly show called 22Boom for Educational access Channel 22 in Boulder county. On Boulder Channel 1 which is web based Television we cover local events, bands, tech, everything Boulder. We have been around since 1975 and have produced Television, newspaper and radio .
We are looking for people who want to be involved with a real TV channel and show your stuff. You will also help produce programming for Boulder Channel 1 and 22Boom.
If you want your stuff to be seen on TV, online and all over the world in a broad TV media spectrum we are a good place to volunteer.
Television: If you are a shooter editor: we will give you once a week local assignments once a week to shoot and edit a local story or event.
Graphic Artist Let’s say you are the best designer in the world. But who sees your work ? Commercial accounts? This would be your chance to do TV Graphics and design that everyone will see and you will be part of the local Boulder TV scene.
Web Developer same deal here. Do you really want to make a difference solving some local problems in TV video, at local Boulder Channel 1 and 22Boom ?? We are not your average startup buried in the tech world. We are mass media.
Social Media You are all over social media. If you had a chance you could bring your expertise to a local TV station and change the world and do something that really mattered.
SEO Are you a real seo expert ?? want to help local community TV . You want to be credited with your work.
BLOGGER Ok you are a blogger , (along with half of Boulder.) And you have a decent amount of readers. But how about if you blogged ( reported once a week) for Boulder channel 1 in News, sports, Environment, food, entertainment, music, tech, . Where 50,000 people will read you. How about if you were a part of something Boulder.?
Talent If you are an actor you would have a shot at appearing in segments on one of our shows. We need hosts for music, sports, news and E.
CONTACT US HERE:
Send: Cover letter, photo, Resume, reel Boulder.Boulderchannel1@gmail.com
SEE: Boulder channel 1 and 22Boom on BV-22 here: http://www.C1N.TV/BoulderChannel1
The Future of the News Business: Startup Week Boulder
May 15th
Wednesday At 3:00 in Trident Coffee Shop (the oldest coffee shop in Boulder) Ben Markus, Steve Outing, Matt Sebastian, and Andrew Baron presented The Future of the News Business for Startup Week Boulder. They spoke in front of an audience about their current, and future vision of the news as a business, and so far from their point of view, the future looks grim for just about everybody… Except the radio. Fricken radio. Ben Markus is an author. Steve Outing is a web news consultant. Matt Sebastian is a News editor at the Daily Camera. Andrew Cohn produced Rocketboom.
It should be pointed out that none of the members of this panel are from the business side of news so their views are biased. There was no representation from TV news either.
One of their strongest selling points about the impending doom of modern print news industry, is the way they make money. Most of the money for print newspapers still comes from the paper version of their product. They said most people get their information from the internet. This is heavily disputed by statistical numbers which show millions are still watching broadcast news.
News still rely on the add banners and subscriptions for their revenue stream. As print papers become less relevant, revenue streams are drying up for the printed newspaper, and the future of written news stands on shaky ground.
Ben Markus however told us that radio news, (a.m. f.m. outlets) are experiencing a boom. Perhaps it is because of more traffic, construction, and less newspaper attention, but viewership for radio has been up. The main concern Ben had to voice was the future of how people find entertainment in their car. With manufacturers producing more and more mobile friendly audio systems, a drop in the audience of radio news stations could happen rapidly, and be pushed towards podcasts and other audio app entertainment.
Another interesting feature of the talk was everything being live streamed using an app called Meerkat. This wasn’t a paid thing, but future potential is huge. Though live streaming without any production value can be sketchy. Justin TV was a huge live streaming company but wet broke and moved into paid online gaming. Ustream and Youtube also use live streaming but neither are profitable.
What was not discussed were the successes of companies like Channel 1 Network and Boulder Channel 1 who thrive in the current atmosphere. C1N.TV says it has solved the news problem by creating local news outlets all over the world which are self sustaining.
Facebook , just this week , signed 10 major news organisations for embedded news. Facebook is a multi-billion dollar company which has the ability to prop the news industry.
TV and Cable news were left out of this discussion entirely. TV is still king by many accounts. The question is how will news media shake out in the coming years and what will be the platforms. Who will pay the reporters.
George Hardwick is blogging for Boulder Channel 1 from Boulder Startup Week invite him to parties
2015 Boulder Startup TV Special ad package
May 13th