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Channel Programming • NMTV's Programming Coordinator, manages the program playback and scheduling for Lino Lakes government channel. Each City produces their meetings live. This live feed is sent to NMTV's master control where it is routed onto the cable system and encoded on playback servers. Additional meeting playbacks are scheduled and programmed by NMTV on each government channel, according to the desires of the City. Other programs can also be scheduled on the City channel when requested. Because NMTV takes care of all playback on the channel, Cities are not required to invest in playback servers, encoders, software, audio and video managing, signal testing, and other routing equipment. City Meetings On-Demand With Agenda Bookmarking • In addition to programming the channels, NMTV coordinates and implements a video-on-demand service for City meetings. In order to make meetings available to residents via each City's website, we create a link to NMTV's playback servers. Residents can easily locate meetings and watch them at their convenience, at no additional cost to Cities or viewers. Agenda bookmarking is also included with this service. This allows a viewer to click on any part of the posted agenda, and be taken directly to that spot in the meeting. Such playback services cost about $10,000 per year. We archive meetings for the length of time requested by the City, and make dubs of meetings for viewers upon request, with City approval. This saves the need for Cities to purchase duplication equipment, labeling software, and discs and ink. Professional, Licensed Drone Service. • Drones are becoming very valuable tools for video production and a variety of City Departments. Police, Fire, Engineering, and Parks departments could all benefit from the ability to videotape or transmit live video from an aerial viewpoint. Drone services can be quite expensive, but NMTV offers the service to its Member Cities at no cost. The NMTV drone will be operated by a licensed pilot, who knows and follows FAA rules for operating a drone in the nation's airspace, including obtaining any necessary clearances for flights. In addition to being a licensed pilot, NMTV's drone operator is also a skilled videographer and editor who can provide professionally prepared video packages from the drone flight. Tape/Film/Slide/Photograph Transfer. • NMTV offers a videotape, film, slide and photograph to DVD transfer service to residents of our member Cities. There is a fee if staff performs the transfer, but we will also show residents how to do it themselves, using our equipment, for free.