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Smithsonian Institution: Additional Information Should Be Developed and Provided to Filmmakers on the Impact of the Showtime Contract

In March 2006, the Smithsonian Institution announc

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By Robin M. Nazzaro (au)
Year: 2006
Pages: 50
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 1422311406

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In March 2006, the Smithsonian Institution announced that it had entered into a 30-year contract with Showtime Networks Inc. to create a digital on-demand TV channel. Members of Congress & other interested parties, particularly filmmakers, raised issues about the contract’s potential effects on public access to & use of the Smithsonian’s collections, its confidential nature, & the process by which the Smithsonian negotiated it. This report discusses: (1) the extent to which the Smithsonian followed its internal contracting guidelines; (2) what the Smithsonian gave up & received in return under the contract; (3) the Smithsonian’s implementation of the contract; & (4) the contract’s potential impact on outside parties. Includes recommendations. Illus.

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