At the end of March, CCTV shot some of the panels from the WAM 2009 conference, featuring speakers on a variety of topics related to women and the media, journalism, new media, and more. Those videos are now playing on CCTV; click here to learn when you can tune in to see each session!

Join CCTV in stimulating the community – at our annual Backyard BBQ, on Thursday, September 17th, at 5:30pm. This festive evening will take place in CCTV's "backyard" in Central Square, and will feature food grilled by local chefs, live music from the popular Afro-beat/soul band Zili Misik, and a silent auction featuring a variety of unique items. All proceeds will benefit CCTV's Youth Media Program.

The theme of this year's BBQ is "Stimulating the Community," and three individuals whose diligent work has made Cambridge a better place will also be honored with the presentation of the Leading Role Award: read more...

Staff at CCTV are preparing for the 19th annual Summer Media Institute, set to start this Monday, July 6th at 9:30 a.m. The Summer Media Institute, or the SMI, is a six week media production and work experience program for Cambridge teens, run through a collaboration with the Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program and Cambridge Community Services' CityLinks Program. This year, the program will serve 27 teens-- more young people than ever before! For more information about CCTV's youth programs, or to watch media produced by youth at CCTV, click here.

The 2009 Cambridge Carnival is looking for participants for this year's Carnival Parade, which will take place on Sunday, September 13th. Bands, performers, and dancers are invited to participate, and creative floats are needed as well. More information can be found here. CCTV is a media sponsor of the 2009 Cambridge Carnival.

[photo of the Massachusetts State House by Kjetil Ree, available under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike License]

Special interest legislation has been filed on Beacon Hill on behalf of Verizon. House Bill No. 3765 and Senate Bill No. 1531, An Act Promoting Consumer Choice and Competition, seeks to change the way that cable companies negotiate with local communities in order to obtain a license to operate. read more...

Be sure to catch CCTV's latest episode of Bandwidth TV on our channels as well as on our website. The episode features the remarkable glitchy dubby steppy Encanti.

Thanks to all the CCTV members/interns/friends who helped with the studio shoot and editing for this latest episode. They include: George Nagel, Chris Peters, Billy Hamill, Lynn Janopassatit, John Melczer, Marie-Dolores Solano, Ian McLellan, Tanya Powers, Mya Davis, Marcel Rizzo, Rock Louis, Peter Fernandez and Matt Mitchell (our host!).