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Author: Keil
Date: 2004-05-20 13:20
Besides the Arts channel that comes on later at night and plays classical "music videos" are there any classical music tv stations? If not why hasn't anyone tapped into that media resource? it stands to reason that it could be the very thing that would help bolster the classical music community. If we could get corporate sponsors to advertise on a channel that provides both classical music videos of orchestral performances, opera performance, and the like as well as provide new, interviews, etc. that could be amazing. We would then see Vandoren supporting the station by advertisements and LeBlanc, Buffet, it would create a higher profile for classical musicians because there is in fact a tv station that would eventually reach a high enough status to create a market for classical cds once again. It could be something like the andante.com website or grammphone.com . If andante did in fact branch out into a classical music tv station i think that could mark the end of financial woes for the classical arts.
We already have enough home improvement, sports, movie, and public announcement channels can we please get a classical music station where a child or adult could go to watch a live masterclass or watch an interview with Anthony Mcgill, see a documentary of Harold Wright, watch a performance by the Philedelphia Orchestra... the possibilities are endless.
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Author: coasten1
Date: 2004-05-20 15:44
I live in the Chicago area and Harper College in Palatine broadcasts classical arts videos at times during the day. They have clips in all forms. Orchestra concerts. Ballet. Music video creations. etc.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2004-05-20 16:16
The only USA television channel which comes remotely close to what you describe is the Ovation Network.
http://www.ovationtv.com/
It is not available in all cable TV markets ...GBK
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Author: Ben
Date: 2004-05-20 16:34
Wouldn't cable companies be reticent to offer this until they thought there was a large enough market to warrant it? Or, is it merely a question of finding sufficient funding from corporate/private sponsors?
I like Ovation and have seen some good things there, but I think they should show more live performances and less reruns.
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Author: David Peacham
Date: 2004-05-22 16:01
I guess this might work as a subscription service. I can't quite imagine it as an advertising-supported service. Surely companies like Buffet and Vandoren are far too small, and have far too limited markets, to be able to advertise on TV? I don't know how it is in the USA, but in the UK the companies that dominate TV advertising are mass-market firms - car manufacturers and mobile phone companies for example.
Also, would you really be prepared to sit through commercial breaks between the movements of a symphony? Especially if the commercials featured the usual mindless muzak?
Disclaimers: (1) I work for a company whose primary business is the supply of systems for subscription TV (2) There is no TV in my house.
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If there are so many people on this board unwilling or unable to have a civil and balanced discussion about important issues, then I shan't bother to post here any more.
To the great relief of many of you, no doubt.
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Author: ebasta
Date: 2004-05-22 21:09
The sad fact of life is that the general public doesn't know anything about music. they can tell you all the sports statistics, but can't tell an oboe from a vacuum cleaner hose. the only thing that keeps vh1, and mtv 1&2 going is the sexual content. classical music has no such content. I am at a loss as to why Lawrence Welk was so popular, besides that people in that era enjoyed dancing to that music.
Music isn't appreciated, it's just listened to, i guess as computers and cars are just used without any thought of their workings.
ed
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Author: Bradley
Date: 2004-05-22 23:34
Keil- I want to ask you a question or two. Do you have AIM? Please IM me or email me if you don't since I assume you don't want to give out your info on the board.
Bradley
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Author: saxlite
Date: 2004-05-23 04:53
So---just what is the difference between an oboe and a vacuum cleaner hose?
(Sorry-just had to take the bait before Synonomous Botch got there.....)
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Author: JMcAulay
Date: 2004-05-24 18:23
Classic Arts Showcase is a Foundation-funded program source. Its presentations are available at no charge for carriage by any television station or cable system (so long as it's done a minimum of one hour at a time). But CAS cannot be shown with any commercial content. This is a condition laid on CAS by the providers of the video clips. Since CAS is non-commercial, copyright owners can provide clips to be broadcast with source information as promotional material. If commercials were carried, copyright owners could demand (it's the law) payment for use of the clips. CAS is available 24 hours a day, but not all viewers gat to have that degree of access. I understand it is now available 24/7 from both DISH and DirecTV.
Years ago, Bravo offered many concert performances and such, somewhat similar to today's Ovation but a bit more fresh, more limited in schedule (evenings only), and leaning more toward the classics, especially in music. It was then a subscription service. Having failed to make enough money to sustain itself, Bravo changed. Radically. Now it operates 24 hours daily with far different programming. Once upon a time, symphony concerts were big on Bravo. Now Bravo's headliner is "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy." Somehow not the same.
The repeats on Ovation are driven by the lack of enough program material (which has to have a low-enough cost) to do otherwise. If Ovation decides they can make more money by catering to a broader viewer base with demographics that are more attractive, guess what will likely happen.
We're probably fortunate to have Ovation and CAS available at all. But for its total Foundation funding, CAS would not exist. In keeping with Ken Shaw's recent posting ("Where the Money Is") of that article from _The Guardian_, maybe upcoming soon will be "The Ring-Tone Channel."
It's all a matter of bux.
Regards,
John
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