Website:
http://www.aptonline.org/aptweb.nsf/vProducers/Index-Producer's+Handbook
Title:
American Public Television
E-mail:
premiumservice@aptonline.org
Description:
Submission Tips
Exchange
You may
send us a VHS screening cassette with written description, funding, broadcast
history and contact information. Please allow 4-6 weeks for screening.
Exchange is
a subscription service with a specific business model. If we decide to offer
your program to stations, you must obtain the services of a presenting
organization (which could be either a public television station or American
Public Television) to oversee the submission and offer process, provide
technical support and assist with promotion of the program after it goes to
contract. The presenting organization will complete a submission form
approximately six weeks before your program will be offered via an American
Public Television teleconference or on-site marketplace.
Syndication
It is
always advisable to call or e-mail before submitting a program to APT
Syndication for consideration. Unsolicited programs generally are the last to
be screened. We will advise you if your program is a good fit for public
television. At that point, you may send us a ?" screening cassette with
accompanying printed information. Our selection criteria are subjective.
Because stations purchase programs out of discretionary acquisition dollars,
being a "good program" isn't enough. We use our experience (and
frequent conversations with programmers across the country) to assess the types
of programs that are likely to draw an audience or meet local scheduling needs.
We evaluate programs based on their individual merit and what American Public
Television already has in syndication, what PBS is distributing, and what we
believe could be windows of opportunity for a given program or genre. License
fees depend upon the number of stations wishing to purchase and the size of
those markets.
Premium
Service
If you feel
you have a program or proposal that is suitable for fund-raising, (ancillary
products, such as home videos, DVDs and/or CDs must be available), please
submit your idea via e-mail.
Address:
Exchange submissions
American
Public Television
55 Summer
Street, 4th floor
Boston, MA
02110
