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Off Line: A Retrospective 1900-2003

Authors
Greg Bowman; Scott Noegel
Publisher
Off Line
Place
Seattle, Washington
Subjects
Groups
ETC archive
ETC2458
Group dates
1990 - 2003
Group location
Ithaca, NY
Group
Off Line

Abstract

The origins of OffLine from an Ithaca, NY - based cable access television program to an arts organization with international reach. OffLine was a national arts organization, cable television screening, and distributor of independently produced films and videos. It distributed its television series around the country via public access cable television channels. The program aired for an estimated audience of ten million viewers in over one hundred cities nationwide and served as a creative conduit for numerous national and international screenings, arts organizations, micro-cinemas, festivals, netcast providers, and artists."http://www.offlinenetworks.com/index.html

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Greg Bowman; Scott Noegel. Off Line: A Retrospective 1900-2003. vol. 2006. Off Line. 2006.

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ETC2458

The origins of OffLine from an Ithaca, NY - based cable access television program to an arts organization with international reach. OffLine was a national arts organization, cable television screening, and distributor of independently produced films and videos. It distributed its television series around the country via public access cable television channels. The program aired for an estimated audience of ten million viewers in over one hundred cities nationwide and served as a creative conduit for numerous national and international screenings, arts organizations, micro-cinemas, festivals, netcast providers, and artists."http://www.offlinenetworks.com/index.html

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