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  1. The 2012 ITVS Digital Survey

    October 30, 2012

    ITVS Digital Initiatives Director, Matthew Meschery, introduces the organization's 2012 Digital Survey for independent filmmakers. The report examines the digital trends of the past year and takes a look at what producers can expect to find in the year ahead. Watch a brief summary of the report below and find the complete survey in PDF form, at the bottom

  2. NCME's Charles Meyer on Diverse Voices

    September 1, 2011

    Charles Meyer, Executive Director of the National Center for Media Engagement (NCME), believes independent producers have a "special opportunity to broaden the conversation and widen the array of diverse perspectives that we bring to public media." Meyer's interview is one in a series of profiles BTB is conducing with public media figures to evaluate

  3. What Does Public Media’s Future Look Like?

    August 11, 2011

    Co-managing Director of Public Media Company (PMC) Ken Ikeda talks about the "race to reengage future audiences," and its effect on public media. As part of BTB’s ongoing mission to curate news and opinions on public media, we have called upon key players to share their take on the evolving environment. Over the next several weeks, BTB will be rolling out

  4. ITVS at 20: Grateful and Hopeful for Independent Filmmakers

    July 25, 2011

    In celebration of ITVS’s 20th anniversary, President & CEO Sally Jo Fifer introduces the ITVS Indies Showcase. The online festival, which runs from July 25 through September 23, will stream 20 groundbreaking documentaries by award-winning independent filmmakers. Independent filmmakers, compelled to reckon with meaning and truth, often

  5. ITVS Indies Showcase Celebrates 20 Years of Independents

    July 22, 2011

    In celebration of ITVS's 20th Anniversary, the organization will stream 20 groundbreaking documentaries from July 25 to September 23, as a part of the ITVS Indies Showcase. The Independent Television Service is turning 20. To celebrate, we're launching the ITVS Indies Showcase, a free online film festival featuring a succession of 20 unforgettable