Contract Policies

Members are allowed to use equipment and facilities free of charge for a limited period of time, as long as certain expectations are met. If any of these expectations are not met or if the program is never completed, CCTV will bill you for your equipment use to date.

• Copies of productions made with CCTV gear must be broadcast on our channels.
• There can be no form of payment, funding, for the producer of the program from any souce.
• Sole ownership of the program must be held by the producer.

The Production Contract

The key piece of community production at CCTV is this Production Contract. This is an agreement between you and us that clearly states you get to use our cameras, lights, mics, editors, and live studio facilities, but only with the understanding that anything you produce must be cablecast on CCTV's channels.

There are three different classifications of contracts.

Certification Production Contract

Many new people have found that jumping into a large project can be frustrating without experience and this is why Certification contracts are required for first time producers. We ask you to make a short, three minute video to show that you are proficient in our equipment. This is to help you get a small taste of what a large production can be like.

• 2 free portable equipment uses (cameras, mics, lights, etc)
• 1 free television studio use
• 10 free hours of edit time
• 5 free hours of duplication time

Single Production Contract

After completing a Certification Contract, members may open a Single Production Contract. This gives you more free use of equipment and facilities for producing a more substantial program.

• 4 free portable equipment uses (cameras, mics, lights, etc)
• 3 free television studio use
• 40 free hours of edit time
• 10 free hours of duplication time

Series Production Contract

Some members are producing programming on a monthly or weekly basis and even have a regularly scheduled time slot on our channels. To avoid complicated and cumbersome paperwork we allow members to sign a Series Production Contract, this means that after each month the producer gets new free time to produce the next episode of the series. If the member stops submitting programming then the contract will be closed.

• 4 free portable equipment uses each month.
• 3 free television studio use each month.
• 40 free hours of edit time each month.
• 10 free hours of duplication time each month.

If for any reason you believe you may run out of free uses before your program is completed, or if you need to extend your deadline, please call me and we can make special arrangements. My role at CCTV is to facilitate member productions and I hope help you through any difficulties in making your program.