June 6, 2007
New Name and Mission for Museum of Television
The Museum of Television and Radio gets a new name and refocuses. The New York Times reports.
"First it was named the Museum of Broadcasting, and then, as cable and direct satellite grew, it became the Museum of Television and Radio. Now, in the Internet and cellphone era, that name seems out of date as well, so the museum is renaming itself again, this time as the Paley Center for Media, after the late CBS founder William S. Paley.
The new name, adopted at a March board meeting is effective immediately.
... By no longer calling itself a museum, the center, is playing down its archive of TV and radio programs and is recasting itself as a place for industry leaders and the public to discuss the creation of those shows and the role of media in society.
The number of panels and interview sessions is being doubled, and online media executives and creators will increasingly be part of those discussions." [Press release]
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