FHS Sports TV streaming schedule for week of April 28 - May 2

FHS Sports TV streaming schedule

Checkout Franklin Pride TV on YouTube for Live streams!

https://www.youtube.com/@franklinpridetv7819/streams

or easy to remember ->  https://bit.ly/FTV-Schools

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FHS sports live streaming schedule for week of 4/22 - 4/26/25

week of 4/22 - 4/26/25

 

 

Schedule for sports this week!

 

Checkout Franklin Pride TV on YouTube for Live streams!

 

** Franklin Pride TV ** on YouTube -> https://bit.ly/FTV-Schools 

 

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Live stream for FHS sports this week: April 14 & April 16

Live stream for FHS sports this week: April 14 & April 16

 

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Franklin Pride TV - YouTube -> https://bit.ly/FTV-Schools

Franklin TV live streaming for FHS sports & concerts this week

Franklin TV live streaming for FHS sports & concerts

 

 

Schedule for the week for Live Streams from Franklin TV.

Please checkout Franklin Pride TV on YouTube for sports -> https://bit.ly/FTV-Schools

 

Shared from -> https://www.instagram.com/p/DIHG3u1ufan/ (Note: given the spring weather, the outdoor broadcasts may be dependent upon the weather)

 

 

FHS sports streaming schedule for Apr 1 & Apr 2

FHS sports streaming schedule for Apr 1 & Apr 2

Spring sports are finally starting up! 🥍 🥎 ⚾

Tune into Franklin Pride TV on YouTube for the Live Streams!

https://www.youtube.com/@franklinpridetv7819/streams   or  https://bit.ly/FTV-Schools

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Franklin TV: Running the Numbers

The Prospective MA Streaming Media Bills

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 02/23/2025

There is pending Massachusetts legislation to help alleviate the rising financial losses that we as PEG studios are experiencing from cable cord-cutting. It would assess streaming media revenues with an ‘access’ fee to at least cover any existing shortfall from our '3-year max' historic revenue. (Per lines 73 to 94 of HD326) Our 3yr max during 2016-18 was 25% higher than today, and yes, we're still dropping. The annual rate setting language is IMHO troubling to me. There is no perfect language to cover all the arguments to be made regarding fair fees.

However, setting the streamer rate to match the cable access rate seems a logical place to start.

Example:

In 2012 we took in $600K for OpEx. (Operating Expenses) In 2017 it was $750K for OpEx. A 25% increase.

Now we're back to 2012 revenues – less than $600K OpEx and dropping. If we work with historical inflation numbers from 2012 to today, our 40% inflation adjusted income from 2012 to todayshould be $840K plus.

Note that there is also no provision for CapEx (Capital Expense) contributions from streamers for equipment upkeep. Cable's combined CapEx&OpEx for many of us is actually somewhere between 5.5% to 6%, all in.

Running the Numbers: (Assumption, 5% Stream assessment)

There are about 7 million MA residents and there are 33K residents in Franklin. That sets Franklin’s population at about 0.0047 of the statewide population.

Persons per Household (HH) 2019-2023: 2.45

MA Households, 2019-2023: 2,800,000

HH with internet 2019-2023: 91.8%

MA HH adjusted for Internet: 2,576,000

What do streaming services cost?

Netflix 8 with ads, or 18 up to 25 for premium Hulu 10/ads to 19

Prime 9 (streaming only)

Apple+ 10

Max         10/ads 17 21 prem

Disney+ 10/ads 16

Paramount+ 8/ads 13

Peacock 8/ads 14

ESPN 12

 

Key Takeaways:

21% of households pay for 2 streaming services.

24% of households (HH) pay for at least 3 additional streaming services. 25% spend more than $75 per month on streaming subscriptions.

10% have "no idea" how much they spend.

41% of respondents admit to using a family member's or friend's login to avoid paying for a service.

With 3 to 4 services the average HH spend is $45 to $50/mo.

The Projection:

2,576,000 HH x $45/mo x 12mo = $1,381,020,000/Yr.

$1,381,020,000 x 5% = $69,552,000 to MA PEG studios.

$69,552,000 x 0.0047 = $326,894.40 to Franklin.TV

If we combine this with $575,000.00 (our current OpEx) Our cable/stream total: $901,894.40

This total would also provide some embedded CapEx contribution. (Note: There is no factoring here for Gamers, (Twitch, etc.) or for CapEx.)

This also yields a simple rule-of-thumb:

Cable revenues at 5% are about $19 dollars per citizen/year.

Streaming fees of 5% = $10 dollars per citizen/year in an average community.

A 5% access assessment on streaming services is both equitable and affordable. Note that more viewers are also turning to our own streaming service to watch our school sports, civic events and government meetings – for free – in HDTV, which the cable company standard TV channels do not offer.

Pete Fasciano, Franklin.TV

And – as always –

Thank you for watching.

Thank you for listening to wfpr●fm. 

And staying informed at Franklin●news.

 

Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online  http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf   

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St Mary's reopening weekend confirmed for Saturday, Mar 1 & Sunday, Mar 2, 2025

St Mary's reopening confirmed for Mar 1 & Mar 2

We have GREAT NEWS!

We WILL be using our primary worship space upstairs starting NEXT WEEKEND! (March 1 and March 2)

On Saturday, March 1st, at the 4 PM Mass, Boston Archbishop Richard Henning will celebrate the reopening and consecrating of our beautiful church.

A reception will follow immediately after the Mass in the Sacred Heart Hall.

We are anticipating that Live Stream access will begin again at this Mass.

Please keep praying for our parish and our restoration project as some tasks remain to be completed. But, nothing will prevent us from using our church again.

We thank you for your patience with this project. Your prayers and patience contributed to this success.

#StMaryStrong

#stmarys02038

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Franklin TV mobile streaming this week - Feb 17

Franklin TV mobile streaming this week - Feb 17

The mobile Franklin TV studio crew will broadcast from the High School on Monday at 1:00 PM and from the Franklin Senior Center on Wednesday at 7:00 PM

The Franklin TV Pride channel ->    https://bit.ly/FTV-Schools

The Franklin TV Town Hall channel ->    https://bit.ly/FTV-TownHall

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FHS Sports live streaming schedule for the week of Feb 3 - Feb 8, 2025

FHS Sports live streaming schedule

Live broadcast schedule for the week of Feb 3 - Feb 8, 2025!


Tune into Franklin Pride on Youtube ->    https://bit.ly/FTV-Schools

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"FPAC in NYC" - Can't go in person? You can get a Live Stream Ticket, and enjoy the show from your home

We’re so excited for our 5th “FPAC in NYC” concert at The Green Room 42 in NYC on February 16th at 9:30 PM! We can’t wait to reveal our lineup of singers…

5th “FPAC in NYC” concert

Join FPAC performers, alums, and guests as they celebrate the Franklin Performing Arts Company! Hosted by your Broadway buddy Ben Cameron (Wicked, Footloose, Aida)! Directed by FPAC Artistic Director Raye Lynn Mercer with Music Direction by Caleb McCarroll. 

Tickets on sale now at https://thegreenroom42.venuetix.com

FPAC has a long history of bringing Broadway talent to Franklin, Massachusetts for roles in musicals and plays, special concerts, and more. 

The February 16th show brings the Franklin Performing Arts Company to New York City! The Broadway stars, FPAC favorites, and emerging artists featured in the lineup have all graced THE BLACK BOX stage in Franklin.

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FHS Sports streaming schedule for the week of Jan 27 - Jan 31, 2025

FHS Sports streaming schedule

 

"Live streams for the week! 

Tune into Franklin Pride on Youtube ->  https://bit.ly/FTV-Schools 

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Franklin TV live streaming for Schools this week

live streaming for Schools week of Jan 13

Franklin TV Live streams for Schools this week! Keep an eye out and Tune in!

Tune in via the YouTube channel https://bit.ly/FTV-Schools

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TV Technology: "Streaming Into Deals and Turmoil"

"After starting 2024 with hopes that the transition to streaming might finally produce a more stable, profitable businesses, the media and entertainment industry ended the year with a painful reality check. Major media companies laid off employees, restructured operations and prepped for a wave of mergers and acquisitions that are likely to produce even more trauma and turmoil in the next two years.

Whether all this is the final spasm of a dying traditional TV industry or the birth pains of a new M&E industry restructured around streaming is open to question.

TV Technology: "Streaming Into Deals and Turmoil"

But there is little doubt that the ongoing transition from the traditional TV business to streaming drove recent decisions by Comcast and Warner Bros. Discovery to spin off or split their dying cable networks from their rapidly growing streaming operations. Both companies hope the new structures will position them to sell off assets or craft mega-mergers to make themselves larger, more competitive players in a streaming media-dominated landscape.

And they aren’t alone. Other deals potentially tipped for 2025 involve the sale of Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corp., streaming platform Roku, various TV station groups, ad agencies and a variety of other assets in the declining cable network sector."

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FHS Graduation for the Class of 2024 - Live streamed at 6:30 PM

The Live Stream of the Class of 2024 graduation for Franklin High School is scheduled for Friday night at 6:30 PM.  

 

Franklin's Comcast 8, Verizon 28 subscribers can watch on their respective channels. All others can turn to YouTube and the Franklin TV Education Channel ->  https://www.youtube.com/live/ynK9K_GMTjM

 

Other Class of 2024 graduation info can be found on the FHS page -> https://www.franklinps.net/franklin-high-school/students-families/pages/graduation-commencement 

 

 

FHS Graduation for the Class of 2024 - Live streamed at 6:30 PM

Watch the FHS Class of 2023 Graduation via Livestream at 6:30 PM

Watch the FHS Class of 2023 Graduation via Livestream from Franklin TV  on YouTube: click HERE  

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Watch the FHS Class of 2023 Graduation via Livestream at 6:30 PM

Meeting coverage for Wednesday, Jan 4, 2023

Multiple meetings tonight but we'll keep you covered. Franklin TV is set to broadcast/Live stream two of the meetings. I'll be in the 3rd floor training room to record the audio of the other two.

5:00 PM - Board of Health Meeting  (audio recording)

5:45 PM - EDC Meeting  Franklin TV

6:00 PM - School Committee Budget Subcommittee (audio recording)

7:00 PM - Town Council Meeting   Franklin TV

The audio recordings should be available for listening Friday or Saturday at the latest.

Agendas for these meetings

Board of Health  

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/01/board-of-health-meeting-agenda-january.html

Economic Development Subcommittee
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/01/economic-development-subcommittee.html

School Committee budget subcommittee

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/12/fps-school-committee-budget.html

Town Council

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/01/franklin-ma-town-council-meeting-agenda.html

Meeting coverage for Wednesday, Jan 4, 2023

Winter Wonderland - INSIDE at the Senior Center - Dec 15 (or listen/watch)

Enjoy walking/driving* around the Senior Center to view beautifully decorated trees & lights, visit with Santa, live entertainment, Hot Cocoa & Cookies, and more! 

Free to the public and fun for the whole family-an event you don't want to miss! #winterwonderland #community #lights 

4:30 PM to 7:00 PM - Walk around Inside the Senior Center  

• listen via wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM radio dial

5:30 PM to 6:30 PM - Driving

• listen to the LIVE broadcast via wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM radio dial and watch via Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 26)  AND  YouTube   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCahhxS6rENnYA3iH0pgf0jA

* changed to interior event only due to the weather forecast for Thursday evening.

Franklin Senior Center schedules Winter Wonderland - Dec 15

Reminder: A Conversation of Hope: Black & Jewish Voices in Harmony - Dec 11 at 7 PM

Seating in the Temple is limited so Franklin.TV will broadcast and live stream the event. 

• You should be able to find it on your "All Access" channel either Comcast 8 or Verizon 26
• You can also find it on All Access YouTube Channel as "Live"  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCahhxS6rENnYA3iH0pgf0jA

Via Temple Etz Chaim: 

"December 11, 2022 at 7:00 PM. Come attend a special presentation at 900 Washington St in Franklin. 

Rabbi Alpert will be among those presenting."

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A Conversation of Hope: Black & Jewish Voices in Harmony - Dec 11 at 7 PM

Inclusionary zoning and tax rate hearing on tap for meetings Wednesday night

Two meetings on tap for Wednesday at the Municipal Building. First up at 5:45 PM the Economic Development "Plus" subcommittee, followed by the Town Council meeting at 7 PM. I plan on reporting on both meetings. Franklin TV will be broadcasting both via cable (Verizon or Comcast), live streaming, Zoom, and YouTube. So there are multiple ways to view and/or participate in the meetings.

1 - Economic Development Agenda

1. Discussion: Zoning

a. Inclusionary Zoning Bylaw

Agenda doc and remote connection info

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/2022-11-30_edc_agenda.pdf

The prior meeting started this discussion and as time ran out, the discussion resumes at this session. Catch up to the discussion before the meeting:

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/11/economic-development-subcmte-recommends.html

2 - Town Council Agenda

Full agenda and docs released ->

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/nov_30_town_council_agenda.pdf

Charts explaining the tax rate history can be found ->

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/11/good-news-tax-rate-is-going-down.html

the "Plus" Cmte gets into housing density proposal

Reminder: Franklin Interfaith Council - Thanksgiving Service - Sunday, Nov 20 at 7 PM (live stream added)

The Franklin Interfaith Council will be holding its annual Thanksgiving Service at the Franklin Federated Church on Sunday, November 20, at 7 PM. Rev. Bev Waring of the First Universalist Society of Franklin will be preaching. All are welcome to attend in person at the Franklin Federated Church or via live stream.

The service is being live-streamed courtesy of Franklin TV. You can find the live stream here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCahhxS6rENnYA3iH0pgf0jA. The live stream will begin a few minutes before 7 PM.

You can also find a live stream on the Facebook Page of the Franklin Federated Church here: https://www.facebook.com/franklinfederated/.

Donations will support the Fuel Assistance Fund. You can also contribute online via the Interfaith webpage ->  https://franklininterfaith.org/

Franklin Interfaith Council schedules Thanksgiving Service - Nov 20