I am a strong advocate of the Alliance for Community Media (ACM).  The ACM is a national organization which advocates for the advancement of Public, Educational, and Governmental Access TV.  I currently serve on the Boards of Directors for the Massachusetts Chapter (aka Mass Access) and the Northeast Region of the ACM. 

Mass Access is about to embark on a valuable collaboration with Governor Deval Patrick and other State agencies which produce video programming.  At a press conference set for next Wednesday (January 14th) Mass Access and the Governor will announce the development of a website dedicated to video programming produced by the Commonwealth.

The site is being called My Mass TV and will be a “You Tube”-like site where anyone can view videos coming out of the Governor’s office or any other State agency.  Local cable access stations (like FRCTV) will also be allowed to download the content for playback on their cable channels.

This is an exciting announcement which will allow all the PEG stations in Massachusetts to expand their coverage of state government.  I’ll have more after next week’s announcement.