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The MOVE Fire

This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985 Philadelphia police fired thousands of rounds at the MOVE house, city officials approved dropping an explosive device on the roof, the resulting fire was allowed to burn, 11 people—including five children—died, and 61 homes were destroyed. Philadelphia City Council later called it a “brutal attack carried out by the City of Philadelphia on its own citizens” and acknowledged that no individual faced criminal consequences for the bombing. One timeline correction worth preserving for the BHP record: the major previous MOVE-police confrontation was August 8, 1978, about seven years before the bombing, not a year or two earlier. Officer James Ramp was killed, other police and firefighters were wounded, nine MOVE members were later convicted, and television cameras recorded police beating Delbert Africa during his arrest. The 1985 MOVE Commission later specifically criticized city planners for failing to adequately use lessons from that 1978 confrontation. And that actually strengthens the point you’re making: 1985 did not happen without precedent or institutional memory. There had already been a deadly confrontation with MOVE, years of conflict, negotiations and police involvement before Osage Avenue.

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The Violence That Helped Spark the NAACP

In August 1908, a white mob attacked Springfield, Illinois’s Black community, destroying homes and businesses and lynching two Black men. National outrage over the violence helped spur the movement that created the NAACP the following year.

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Easy TV

Easy TV DTT
TypeDigital Terrestrial Television
IndustryMedia
Founded2008, dissolved 2009, declined offer 2010
HeadquartersDublin, Ireland RTÉ Enterprises
Dublin, Ireland Liberty Global
ProductsConsidered offering a digital terrestrial television service in Ireland in 2008 & declined the offer in May 2010.
RevenueNone
WebsiteNone

Easy TV was a consortium that were offered a licence by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) to run the pay television services on the DTT platform in Ireland.[1] It was last one standing and least preferred in the 2008 contest results.

Easy TV consisted of a consortium made up of a subsidiary of public service broadcaster, RTÉ and a pay TV cable provider company RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd (50%), Liberty Global (50%),

Easy TV considered its position on the licence offer which it was offered on 29 April 2010.[2][3] The Easy TV consortium informed the BAI on 12 May 2010 that it was declining their offer to pursue negotiations regarding the Commercial DTT Multiplex Licence.[4] RTÉ publicly confirmed on 14 May 2010 Easy TV was "declining their offer to pursue negotiations" on the DTT contract.[5] The BAI officially confirmed Easy TV's withdrawal and the conclusion of the current DTT licensing process on 18 May 2010.[6]

The Saorview system launched in the absence of any commercial DTT system, and remains the sole system in operation.

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  • On 17 April 2010 it was reported[7] that crucial talks have broken down between the OneVision consortium and RTÉ on the basis of a number of issues such as DTT Promotion, multiplexing and the security bond, which a third party has reviewed and given their opinion. One Vision commented to the BAI on the 3rd party's review and the BAI considered that view after deadline of Wednesday 21 April 2010. It appears it has made a decision, not to rule on RTÉ Network's position but to determine that One Vision is unable to conclude the licence as the difference in position between One Vision and RTÉ NL is too at variance to be bridged. Following communication to One Vision and responses considered, it offered to Easy TV the licence and requested some indication of Easy TV's sponsors interest in same before its next Board meeting near the end of May 2010.
  • One Vision has apparently withdrawn its licence acceptance according to the print edition of the Irish Independent on 29 April 2010, page 22[8] This follows an article also in the print edition of the Irish Independent on 24 April 2010 that it had queried why the independent adjudicator in the positions between One Vision and RTÉ Networks had not recommended a way forward. The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has apparently offered the licence to Easy TV, and apparently an RTÉ Spokesperson has confirmed that the Easy TV Consortium has to consider its position on the offer in due course.[9]
  • On 12 May 2010 The Easy TV consortium informed the BAI that it was declining their offer to pursue negotiations regarding the Commercial DTT Multiplex Licence having carefully considered the current opportunity, both parties agreed, due to the significant lapse in time and the altered circumstances since Easy TV’s original application in 2008, that they did not wish to pursue the joint venture at this time.[10]
  • On 14 May 2010 RTÉ confirmed Easy TV was "declining their offer to pursue negotiations" on the DTT contract.[11]
  • On 18 May 2010 The BAI officially confirmed Easy TV's withdrawal and the conclusion of the current DTT licensing process. They also confirm they withdrew from contract negotiations with the Onevision consortium in April 2010 due to their failure to conclude a contract with RTÉ NL for the provision of transmission services.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "Digital television negotiations reach crisis point | the Post". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010. following the withdrawal of two other consortia that applied for the licence back in 2008
  2. ^ "Digital television negotiations reach crisis point | the Post". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  3. ^ Molloy, Thomas (5 May 2010). "Chorus-NTL renamed UPC as it rings changes with new services". Irish Independent.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ "Irish DTT on the brink after Easy TV refuses BAI offer". 16 May 2010.
  5. ^ Noonan, Laura (15 May 2010). "Plans for digital terrestrial TV in tatters after pullout". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  6. ^ "BAI - Broadcasting Authority of Ireland - News". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  7. ^ Noonan, Laura (17 April 2010). "Eircom's plan for pay TV on brink as RTÉ talks collapse". Irish Independent.
  8. ^ "One Vision gone".
  9. ^ "Digital television negotiations reach crisis point | the Post". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  10. ^ "Irish DTT on the brink after Easy TV refuses BAI offer". 16 May 2010.
  11. ^ Noonan, Laura (15 May 2010). "Plans for digital terrestrial TV in tatters after pullout". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  12. ^ "BAI - Broadcasting Authority of Ireland - News". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2010. BAI Statement on Digital Terrestrial Television (“DTT”) Contracts Awards Process
  13. ^ "BAI - Broadcasting Authority of Ireland - Licensing: Digital Terrestrial Television". Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010. BAI Digital Terrestrial Television information
  14. ^ Major changes heralded in broadcasting as new laws enacted, Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, 15 July 2009, archived from the original on 20 July 2009
  15. ^ Minister Ryan discusses the Broadcasting Act (, Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources/Youtube.com, 15 July 2009, archived from the original on 15 December 2021
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Easy TV

Easy TV was a consortium that were offered a licence by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) to run the pay television services on the DTT platform in Ireland. It was last one standing and least preferred in the 2008 contest results. Easy TV consisted of a consortium made up of a subsidiary of public service broadcaster, RTÉ and a pay TV cable provider company RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd (50%), Liberty Global (50%), Easy TV considered its position on the licence offer which it was offered on 29 April 2010. The Easy TV consortium informed the BAI on 12 May 2010 that it was declining their offer to pursue negotiations regarding the Commercial DTT Multiplex Licence. RTÉ publicly confirmed on 14 May 2010 Easy TV was "declining their offer to pursue negotiations" on the DTT contract. The BAI officially confirmed Easy TV's withdrawal and the conclusion of the current DTT licensing process on 18 May 2010. The Saorview system launched in the absence of any commercial DTT system, and remains the sole system in operation.

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