Hawaiian programming available via Internet
Advertiser
reports
on "A new Hawai'i-based company that makes local television programming
available globally via the
Internet."Hawaii IPTV provides local TV programs to specially-equipped subscribers that have high-speed Internet connections. The service is targeted at local residents who have moved away from Hawai'i...
[...]
Hawaii IPTV programming lineup includes more than 20 weekly local shows, more than 50 special feature programs and documentaries, multiple nightly news broadcasts, concerts, sports, classic Hawai'i programming and education. In total, more than 600 hours of programming are available with the click of a remote, according to Hawaii IPTV.
But
"Hawaii IPTV isn't the only service eyeing Hawai'i
ex-pats."Time Warner Telecom and local filmmaker Edgy Lee plan to launch an Internet-based video service this fall aimed at showcasing Native Hawaiian culture to a global audience.
Pacific Network plans to provide nine channels of news, original programming, editorials, gallery art, music, radio programs, audience videos and commentary.
I
turned up this article
in the
Star-Bulletin,
missed earlier this month, about the Pacific Network
plans.In an effort to link Hawaiian communities around the world with island residents, Hawaii filmmaker Edgy Lee will launch Pacific Network.tv, a nine-channel Internet television portal with a native Hawaiian theme.
Her partnership with Time Warner Telecom of Hawaii, a national company with a presence in more than 75 locations -- including cities where many Hawaii expatriates live -- provides the technology for unifying people with common cultural values.
TVfromHawaii.com
PacificNetwork.tv (nothing
there yet but an email signup)
Posted: Thu - May 24, 2007 at 07:07 AM