UWTV Has Moved to
UW External Affairs
Effective October 1, UWTV has moved to UW External
Affairs and reports to Vice President Randy Hodgins. Leveraging UWTV’s expertise in Web 2.0, digital media, and video production is part of a larger vision for UW’s communication plans.
UWTV sees major growth at mid-year
UWTV's mid-year report shows significant growth in the number of University of Washington videos watched or downloaded online. In just the first half of 2009, 6.1 million videos have been accessed. This figure is a significant increase over the total 4.55 million UWTV videos accessed online in 2008.
UWTV branches out to YouTube, smart phones
Read the University Week article to see how UWTV is reaching new audiences.
UWTV
UWTV provides video production, satellite downlinking, streaming media and traditional cable and satellite television distribution services for the UW community and the ResearchChannel consortium. UWTV staff create collaborative applications in support of eScience activities, pioneer new avenues of media distribution on the Web, and offer consulting engineering to design advanced spatial communication systems. They develop and integrate technology and techniques for distributing high-quality video over the Internet in support of the UW-led ResearchChannel international consortium and the iHDTV™ project.
UWTV includes:
- UWTV: Offering original, non-commercial educational programs in health and medicine, science, technology, and social issues. Presented by UW colleges and departments to showcase the university’s outstanding research, programs, faculty, and visiting speakers. Available to cable television viewers across Washington state (channel 27 in Seattle and King County), to satellite television subscribers nationwide, and as streaming video and video on demand around the world at www.uwtv.org.
- uw2.tv: Educational cable channel 76 in Seattle and King County with webcasts also available to watch online. Features NASA mission and launch coverage and programs from ResearchChannel.
- ResearchChannel: Housed at the University of Washington, ResearchChannel offers technology, science, arts, and humanities video programming through online, on-air, and on-demand distribution formats, and new media platforms. Founded as a way to share breakthrough research with the public, the ResearchChannel consortium includes world-renowned universities and research institutions, including UW, that provide programming.
- UWTV Production: An award-winning television production facility located on the University of Washington campus. Professional production staff help UW reach its target audience, whether on campus, across the state, or around the world, from broadcast television productions to live webcasts.
Contacts
Randy Hodgins
Vice President of External Affairs
Email |
206-543-7604
UW Mailbox: 351242
Phillippa Kassover, CFRE
UWTV, Senior Director
Research Channel, Advancement & External Relations,
Senior Director
Email |
206-221-7344
UW Mailbox: 353090
James Alls
Broadcast & Internet Media Engineering,
Director
Email |
206-543-9922
UW Mailbox: 353090
Jack D. Hoffman
UWTV Production, Director
Email |
206-616-3828
UW Mailbox: 353090