BUTV10 (stylized butv10) is

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’s student-operated media production and distribution network.

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and on-demand programming is available online at butv10.com and on campus television channel 10. The network's production facilities and administrative departments are based at the

Boston University College of Communication __NOTOC__ The Boston University College of Communication (COM) is the communication school of Boston University (BU), a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1947, it was the first university in the United States to of ...

(COM). Established in 1984 as BUTV by then COM freshman Staffan Sandberg and rebranded BUTV10 in 2005, the organization produces an array of news, information, sports, drama, comedy, and variety programming. Content has received multiple

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, Telly, and

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recognitions.

Origins

BUTV was established in 1984 by COM freshman Staffan Sandberg. Though students produced content under the BUTV umbrella for two decades, Boston University had no formal distribution platform. According to butv10 faculty advisor Christophor Cavalieri, once the campus was wired for cable, the plan for a student-run television station was initiated in September 2005. The name BUTV10 was announced in November 2005, and the channel premiered on February 22, 2006. The student production group was also renamed Growling Dog Productions, as BU's mascot is

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. The network's production facilities and administrative departments are based at the College of Communication. Membership is open to any BU student.

Programs

Awards and nominations

butv10 has received various awards and nominations. In 2007, ''Inside Boston'' executive producers Ted Fioraliso and Brittany Oat won the

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College Challenge for a news package on an eminent domain case, receiving cash prizes for themselves and butv10.

References

External links

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Boston University College of Communication
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