Program Schedule Answer Book Operating Rules & Procedures



13. 0

Series Programming

To allow for regularly scheduled programming cablecast at a consistent time on a given day of the week, Auburn Community Television will enter into contracts with program producers/providers for series programming for presentation on the public access channels managed by Auburn Community Television, within the constraints of the following guidelines:

13.1
For a series, a producer/provider of programming must have demonstrated the ability to produce/provide programming of a consistent quality in a timely manner. A series-programming producer must have previously produced at least four (4) single programs with Auburn Community Television facilities. Determinations regarding eligibility will be made by an Auburn Community Television staff member.
13.2
Auburn Community Television will permit a maximum of no more than four month's worth of programming installments of a series per contract. Each installment must be different than every other installment in the series, and must not have been previously presented on a public access channel managed by Auburn Community Television.
13.3
A proposed series contract must be approved by the Auburn Community Television staff.
13.4

A series contract will be examined for potential renewal or extension of the series with regard to:

(a) The ability of the producer/provider to deliver the programs in a regular, timely, and consistent fashion.
(b) The overall program quality and production values of the series
(c) The expressed desire/ability of the producer/provider to continue the series.
(d) Requests for channel space by other producers/providers.
(e) Overall diversity of the program schedule.
13.5
If a series producer/provider fails to produce/provide any installment of a series, the series may be canceled and the producer/provider will not be granted a series time in the future without the permission of the Auburn Community Television Executive Director.
13.6
Auburn Community Television reserves the right to pre-empt scheduled series programs on public access channels to present special or time-sensitive programming. Auburn Community Television will attempt to notify the producer of an affected series program prior to such a change.
13.7
An individual program producer/provider may have only one series contract in effect at a time. Frequency of installments shall be limited to no more than one time slot per week per series contract.