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Fundraising
in San Francisco
On March 27, NTD Television and Sound of Hope
(SOH) Radio co-hosted a fundraising luncheon in San Francisco for "Freedom
Satellite for China," a program aimed at raising funds to lease satellite
capacities to resume broadcasting of NTD Television and SOH Radio to China
without political interference.
When NTD Television and SOH Radio started
broadcasting into China in 2004, they represented the only Chinese-language
media in China that were beyond the control of the Chinese communist regime.
Unfortunately, under pressure from Beijing, their satellite carrier Eutelsat
terminated the broadcasts in June 2008.
In late 2008, NTD Television launched the
"Freedom Satellite for China" plan, calling people from around the world to
support NTD Television and SOH Radio to secure their broadcast into China. The
program target was to raise $2.0 million annually to lease the satellite
services that would provide independent bandwidth to NTD Television and SOH
Radio without interference from any third party.
To put things in perspective, Google moved its
search engine out of China a few days before the fundraising luncheon on March
22. China observers widely noted Google's action as a sign that foreign
corporations were becoming less beholden to Beijing. Many analysts speculated
that other corporations might follow Google out of China. While we applaud
Google's demonstration of integrity under its "Don't be evil" motto,
we also hope that Eutelsat quickly repositions itself to be on the right side
of the information freedom debate. Meanwhile, both broadcasters will move
boldly forward with the "Freedom Satellite for China" program to send
uncensored information into China.
To learn more about this plan and how to
contribute to it, please visit:
www.ntdtv.com/fsc.en or call +1
800-558-9045 or e-mail funding@ntdtv.com.
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NTD Ad Productions Won the 31st Telly Awards
Shen Yun Performing Arts' 2010 TV ads, produced
by the NTD production team won one silver and two bronze awards at the 31st
Annual Telly Award: Silver in Art Direction (there is no gold award winner) and Bronze in Entertainment and
Events categories respectively.
Since 1978, the Telly Awards have honored the
very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as
well as the finest video and film productions, and work created for the Web.
Silver awards are the highest Telly Awards given and there are multiple award
winners in each category.
Watch the award winning video here.
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Programming Highlights: 2010 Census and Budget Answers
NTD's audience had a chance to directly dialogue with New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli through the live call-in program "Living in North America" on March 31. During the 30-minute program, Mr. DiNapoli introduced the function of the office of the Comptroller and answered callers' questions ranging from unclaimed funds to getting assistance for small businesses.
"Zooming In's" Simone Gao took an in-depth look at the Chinese community's involvement in the 2010 U.S census in one of her recent programs. Her team conducted street interviews of ethnic Chinese in LA, San Francisco, New York, and Boston and gained firsthand knowledge of their doubts, fears, and questions regarding the census. The 30-minute segment provides a great platform for explaining in detail the ins and outs of the 2010 Census to ethnic Chinese .
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NTD Partner With NYSERDA to Hold Energy Fair in Flushing
NTD is actively involved in the Chinese community and holds various
themed events throughout the year to better serve the community.
On March 27,
NTD partnered with New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
(NYSERDA) and produced a "Be energy $mart" fair at the Flushing Mall in Queens,
New York. More than 1,000 ethnic Chinese participated and 650 survey forms were
collected. In Cupertino, California on April 3rd, NTD partnered with Epochtimes
in a Health and Beauty exhibit targeting the Asian American market. Exhibitors
included Mary Kay, Crabtree & Evelyn, Japan's Cosmed Proud, Britain's NYR
Organic as well as the California
Graduate School of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Nurse Builders Academy.
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Selected China News
Tainted
Milk Activist on Trial in Beijing
A
man who became an advocate for victims of the 2008 tainted milk scandal is on
trial in Beijing. Zhao Linhai pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of
"provoking an incident," according to his lawyer.
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_china/2010-03-31/486285071502.html
St. Patrick's Day Parade in Shanghai
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