Television Press Kit Collection

An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Television Press Kit Collection contains selected press kits for programming for a wide range public, network and cable television stations. Networks represented are ABC, CBS, Discovery, Fox, NBC, PBS, Saban Entertainment, Showtime, Synditel, The WB, and UPN.

Also included are press kits for the Television Critics Association/National Cable Forum, which cover the following cable channels. Not all channels are present for all dates.

A&E Television Networks (The History Channel), American Movie Classics, America's Health Network, America's Talking, Arts and Entertainment, Arts and Entertainment Network, Bet Action Pay-Per-View, Black Entertainment Television (BET), The Box, Bravo, Cable Video Store Inc., CBN Cable Network, CMT: Country Music Television, CNBC, CNN, Comedy Central, Court TV, The C-SPAN Networks, Discovery Communications Inc. (Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, Animal Planet), The Disney Channel, E! Entertainment Television, Encore Media Corporation, ESPN, Eternal Word Television Network, The Family Channel, FNN (FNN/SCORE), Food Network, FOX Net, fX Networks Inc. (fX, fXM: Movies From FOX), Game Show Network, Group W Satellite Communications (Home Theater Network), Home & Garden Television, Home Box Office Inc. (HBO, Cinemax), Home Shopping Network Inc., The Independent Film Channel, INSP: The Inspirational Network, International Channel Networks, Jones Computer Network (JCN), Kaleidoscope, Lifetime, ME/U Knowledge TV, Mind Extension University (ME/U), MOR Music Television, MTV Networks (MTV: Music Television, MTV Latino, Nickelodeon / Nick at Nite, Nick at Nite's TV Land, VH-1), Muchmusic, Muchmusic USA, Newsport, NewsTalk Television, The Nostalgia Channel, The Outdoor Channel, Outdoor Life Network, Ovation, Planet Central Television, Planned Services (America's Health Network, Applause Network, BET on Jazz: The Cable Jazz Channel, c|net: The Computer Network, Collectors Channel Inc., CRN: Consumer Resource Network, The Ecology Channel, Hip Hop Television, HCN: Hobby Craft Network, The Interactive Channel, The Lottery Channel, Planet Central Television, Popcorn Channel, Prime Life Network, Starz! 1 - encore 8, Sundance Film Channel, World African Network), Planned Services (The Anti-Aging Network, The Ecology Channel, ESPNEWS, Free Speech TV, Global Village Network, Hobby Craft Network, Jones Health Network, The Theater Channel), Playboy TV, QVC Inc., Request Television, Satellite Program Network, Showtime Networks Inc. (Showtime, The Movie Channel, Flix), SIN Inc. (Galavision, SIN Television Network), Speedvision, Spice Networks, Sports News Channel, Sportschannel Regional Network, Tempo Television, TMZ: The Music Zone, TNN: The Nashville Network, The Travel Channel, Turner Broadcasting System Inc. (SuperStation WTBS, Cartoon Network, CNN, CNN Headline News, Cable Music Channel, TCM, TNT, USA, The Weather Channel), TV Food Network, TV Japan, tv! Network, Univisa (Galavision, Univision), USA Networks (USA Network, Sci-Fi Channel), UVTV WGN-WPIX-KTLA, Viewers Choice, Z Music Television

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Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is divided by television station and within that, material is arranged (mostly) alphabetically; in most cases regular television shows come first followed by specials.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on this material.

Use Restrictions

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

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Related Material

Special Collections Research Center has a number of television-related collections. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing. For other press kits, see the Movie Press Kit Collection.

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Subject Headings

Subjects

Genres and Forms

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Television Press Kit Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library

Acquisition Information

Some press kits gift of Steven H. Scheuer.

Finding Aid Information

Created by: –
Date: unknown
Revision history: 21 May 2009 - Clavell addition (MRC)

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Inventory

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