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23/06/2024

It has been a great honor and a privilege to serve The Town of New Milford. Tomorrow night's Town Council meeting will be our final scheduled broadcast.

The Boy Scouts have a creed when camping of "leave no trace". As an Eagle Scout, I've taken on the challenge throughout life of doing better than that: "leave it better than you found it."

The four links below are to a 4-part series outlining just SOME of the improvements we've introduced to The Town's live video broadcasts. We truly appreciate the thanks we have gotten over the years, and hope we have not only served our community well, but BETTER as we went.

1. https://www.facebook.com/taylormediact/posts/pfbid0Aio3pZHjcFG4R7obwbtB5KnZT4W7h3KS7gTNorbnNDnAgpsr4u2PWsQsToyRjB8Rl

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https://www.facebook.com/taylormediact/posts/pfbid0wCZAzjzsiRhRsorR3s8mveQbtnV4zi6paK5YSNPpReoVBNAo429QR5p7fUtEjRJ4l

3.
https://www.facebook.com/taylormediact/posts/pfbid02DHyTpwicVMfCpTgUwjc6hmL95VyYdo7J1PHo8f2cN9HYCJKW8AR8AsJz1dDGRnVZl

4.
https://www.facebook.com/taylormediact/posts/pfbid02PKC17YRBGhkWqKobVAwXUWakC22L9rhygfX92AjevaM5XfwAFirTxbLQqrSDpqCal

In short, here is the list of improvements we've outlined in these posts, which include the introduction of:

* Use of Youtube's improved compression codec for crisper video and color.
* Side-by-side camera angles for more ergonomic viewing.
* 1080p HD streaming (an improvement on the previous 720p video quality).
* "Lower thirds"; these are the titles at the bottom of your screen that allow you to know what meeting is taking place and what topic is being discussed at that moment.
* Streaming directly to The Town's Youtube channel (was streamed to the broadcasting company's Youtube channel under the previous broadcasting contractor).
* "Picture-in-Picture" to allow viewers to see BOTH the presenter AND their presentation.
* Dedicated camera angles devoted to overhead presentations for easier viewing at home.
* Dual/simultaneous live broadcast of meetings to The Town's page to reach a larger community audience.
* Individualized microphones for every speaker (and room microphones as well) so you can more clearly hear everyone.
* Multiple camera angles (4 in total) so you can see every speaker, and everything taking place. Prior to Taylor Media taking over these broadcasts, there was only 1 camera, and only 1 camera angle.
* Qualifying for a custom web extension so the community can more easily find The Town's Youtube channel.
* Ordered, consistent, and simple thumbnails for each video to more easily find the video you're looking for.
* Organized playlists to make it easier for those looking to re-watch previous livestreams and video uploads to find the video or video series they are looking for.

In light of tomorrow night's FINAL scheduled broadcast with the Town of New Milford, we figured we'd share some of the improvements we've introduced over the years in a 4-part series. Here we demonstrate the introduction of:

* Youtube's improved compression codec for crisper video and color
* Side-by-side camera angles for more ergonomic viewing
* 1080p HD streaming (an improvement on the previous 720p video quality)
* "Lower thirds"; these are the titles at the bottom of your screen that allow you to know what meeting is taking place and what topic is being discussed at that moment
* Streaming directly to The Town's Youtube channel (was streamed to the broadcasting company's Youtube channel under the previous broadcasting contractor)

23/06/2024

In light of tomorrow night's FINAL scheduled broadcast with the Town of New Milford, we figured we'd share some of the improvements we've introduced over the years in a 4-part series. Here we demonstrate the introduction of:

* Qualifying for a custom web extension so the community can more easily find The Town's Youtube channel
* Ordered, consistent, and simple thumbnails for each video to more easily find the video you're looking for
* Organized playlists to make it easier for those looking to re-watch previous livestreams and video uploads to find the video or video series they are looking for

23/06/2024

In light of tomorrow night's FINAL scheduled broadcast with the Town of New Milford, we figured we'd share some of the improvements we've introduced over the years in a 4-part series. Here we demonstrate the introduction of:

* Individualized microphones for every speaker (and room microphones as well) so you can more clearly hear everyone.
* Multiple camera angles (4 in total) so you can see every speaker, and everything taking place. Prior to Taylor Media taking over these broadcasts, there was only 1 camera, and only 1 camera angle.

23/06/2024

In light of tomorrow night's FINAL scheduled broadcast with the Town of New Milford, we figured we'd share some of the improvements we've introduced over the years in a 4-part series. Here we demonstrate the introduction of:

* "Picture-in-Picture" to allow viewers to see BOTH the presenter AND their presentation
* Dedicated camera angles devoted to overhead presentations for easier viewing at home
* Dual/simultaneous live broadcast of meetings to The Town's page to reach a larger community audience

23/06/2024

In light of tomorrow night's FINAL scheduled broadcast with the Town of New Milford, we figured we'd share some of the improvements we've introduced over the years in a 4-part series. Here we demonstrate the introduction of:

* Youtube's improved compression codec for crisper video and color
* Side-by-side camera angles for more ergonomic viewing
* 1080p HD streaming (an improvement on the previous 720p video quality)
* "Lower thirds"; these are the titles at the bottom of your screen that allow you to know what meeting is taking place and what topic is being discussed at that moment
* Streaming directly to The Town's Youtube channel (was streamed to the broadcasting company's Youtube channel under the previous broadcasting contractor)

09/06/2024

Ahead of our penultimate broadcast after four years with the Town of New Milford, enjoy this timelapse of what it takes to merely break down the broadcast setup for a Regular Town Council Meeting, sped up 60 times.

03/03/2024

Councilman Cosgrove offers his praise for the work we've done in providing the live video broadcast of the entire budget process for the Town of New Milford. Thanks, Chris!

19/02/2024

Once again, Taylor Media is proud to bring the entire budget series for the Town of New Milford, CT, broadcast LIVE on both Facebook and Youtube. For your convenience we have built this calendar with links to every live broadcast, which we will periodically update when further dates are announced and livestreams are built:

Sheet1 2024 Town Council and Board of Finance Joint Budget Hearings Schedule,************* IMPORTANT NOTES CLICK HERE ************* February Sun,Mon,Tues,Wed,Thurs,Fri,Sat,DISCLAIMER 1,2,3 --------------------

10/02/2023

Taylor Media is proud to bring you the entire 2023 Town of New Milford, CT Budget series LIVE broadcast. Further information below. Love serving this town!

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27/11/2022

For those that missed it from last night, here's Santa with last night's tree lighting from the BEST angles.

Best town in the USA!

20/09/2022

After countless hours in the editing room to clean up audio and video for a presentable product, Taylor Media is proud to bring the September 7th, 2022 Public Meeting regarding the Merryall Road bridge project to the Town of New Milford, CT's Youtube channel (link below).

Merryall Bridge Public Meeting | September 7th, 2022 After a great deal of editing for the proper production of sound and video, here is the September 7th, 2...

23/05/2022

"Saturday, in the park..."
New Milford GOAT Days, Day 1, in 24 seconds.

16/05/2022

Tonight's rain in New Milford, Connecticut, in timelapse (locally captured audio added for effect).

28/02/2022

Happy to help spruce up the Town of New Milford, CT's Youtube Channel to make it easier for users to browse the Town's videos on that channel!

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24/02/2022

Taylor Media is proud to continue to carry the live broadcast(s) of the 2022 New Milford Joint Budget Hearings. Tonight, at 7 pm, the New Milford Board of Education will be the sole presenter.

Since we have fielded a LOT of questions regarding where and how to watch the Hearings from home both as they happen and after-the-fact, here is a COMPLETE LISTING of all of the broadcast info for the hearings, past, present, and future:

If you would like to watch tonight's Joint Budget Hearing, you can watch tonight's Hearing at the following links:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-fK9axF5mw
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/918146668867744

There will be no Zoom Webinars for any of the Joint Budget Hearings.
If you need live captions, Facebook will provide live captions. YOU DO NOT NEED A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT TO WATCH THE STREAM ON FACEBOOK.
Facebook will stream at 720p. If you would prefer a MUCH higher-quality visual experience, the broadcast to Youtube will be at 1080p, and using Youtube's "lossless" compression. In order to participate in the live chat on Youtube, you will need a Youtube/Google account, but YOU WILL **NOT** NEED AN ACCOUNT TO WATCH. Youtube will generate captions after it has finished "processing" the live broadcasts, which usually takes until the next morning.

All of the Hearings, past, present, and future, can be found on the Youtube playlist below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odFB4H1ehfs&list=PLhjNyb-aotTr1KntwWKyjv6WQxsOPYhXI

All of the Hearings that either HAVE GONE LIVE or ARE LIVE can also be found on the Facebook video playlist below, and will continuously update automatically to include future broadcasts after they have completed:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/100068939688531/1106513783515563

If you would like to stay in-tune with future Hearings on Facebook, all of the Joint Budget Hearing future broadcasts are stored as "events", and can be found in the following link:
https://www.facebook.com/TownofNewMilfordCT/events

All live broadcasts of the New Milford Town Council and of the Joint Budget Hearings can be found on the Town's Youtube channel. It would be enormously helpful if you SUBSCRIBED to the channel, as the only thing remaining for The Town to qualify for Youtube's live captioning service is eclipsing the 1,000-subscriber threshold. Here is The Town's Youtube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy-PHUq7KONS5ytwwbiyMdA

For the future, the easiest way to find past recordings of town events is through a Google or Youtube search. Keywords that will help will be "Town of New Milford" and the name and date of the event you're looking for.

When videos go live on Facebook, please remember to SHARE those videos, as the more sharing that takes place, the easier it will be for our residents to find live videos while they are taking place.

01/12/2021

Taylor Media is proud to produce tonight's special broadcast of the 2021 New Milford Inauguration Ceremonies, in which the 2021 elected officials will be sworn in to office. The event will be MC'd by State Representative Billy Mo Buckbee, and swearing-in will be conducted by Judge Landgrebe. The ceremonies will also include an inaugural address by Mayor Pete Bass.

Watch on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCU6x8tuVFw

Watch on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/TownofNewMilfordCT/posts/207331368241518

22/11/2021

Taylor Media is proud to produce the broadcast for tonight's regular Town Council Meeting, which will be simulcast to both the Town's Youtube channel and page at 7:00 pm. Links are below:

Watch on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X97JI5yKJRQ

Watch on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/TownofNewMilfordCT/posts/201825715458750

LIVE New Milford Town Council Regular Meeting | November 22nd, 2021The agenda for the Regular Town Council Meeting can be found at the following link:https:/...

08/11/2021

We're Live! Meeting(s) will begin shortly.

25/10/2021

As the final test of multi-destination broadcasting, Taylor Media is proud to carry the simulcast for tonight's Public Meeting and Regular Town Council Meeting, hosted directly on our page. The primary broadcast will still be sent to the town's Youtube channel (link below), so, for those who will not be attending in person, we would love to hear your feedback on how things go with our new, multi-destination broadcasting technology. Enjoy!

Watch LIVE on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM9O4s4WTv8
Watch LIVE on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/taylormediact/posts/416818306511127

25/10/2021

LIVE New Milford Town Council Regular Meeting | October 25th, 2021

As the final test for multi-destination broadcasting for the Town of New Milford, Taylor Media is happy to carry the Facebook simulcast of tonight's meetings. The meeting will be simulcast to the Town's Youtube channel at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM9O4s4WTv8

The agenda for tonight's Regular Town Council Meeting can be found in the following link:
https://www.newmilford.org/filestorage/7526/7528/7807/7933/41042/10-25-2021_Agenda_-_Revised.pdf

The broadcast will also be simulcast to a Zoom webinar. Information for joining the webinar can be found in the above-linked agenda.

A Public Meeting will be held at 6:30 pm, prior to the Regular Town Council Meeting to hear public input on the Reservoir Dam. The Public Meeting will be carried on this live stream. The agenda for the Public Meeting can be found in the following link:
https://www.newmilford.org/content/3086/3114/default.aspx?DateDisplay=10%2f25%2f2021&CalendarID=169

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SUBSCRIBE. In order to qualify for Youtube's live captioning service, we need 1,000 subscribers.

14/10/2021

Clouds Parting Way at Lover's Leap.
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It was a beautiful day, so I decided to take out the gear for a test run of some new filters over at Lovers Leap State Park. Enjoy the timelapse!

14/10/2021

Grasshopper landed on my gear while I was testing out a new filter at Lovers Leap State Park. Check it out!

13/10/2021

We're live! The meeting will begin shortly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYKz0ifrtTQ

Public Meeting | October 13th, 2021Meeting will begin at 6:30 pm in the E. Paul Martin room at Town Hall. Regular Board of Finance meeting will commence afte...

13/10/2021

Taylor Media is proud to produce tonight's Public Meeting to take public input on the American Rescue Plan Act funds, which will be broadcast to The Town's Youtube channel in the link below. This will be your FINAL opportunity to offer direct input on how these moneys will be spent before the process continues with the Town Council. Public comment will be taken IN-PERSON ONLY, and masks will NOT be required for anyone 12 and over who is FULLY vaccinated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYKz0ifrtTQ

Public Meeting | October 13th, 2021Meeting will begin at 6:30 pm in the E. Paul Martin room at Town Hall. Regular Board of Finance meeting will commence afte...

12/10/2021

We're live! The meeting will begin shortly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j22CKNulth0

LIVE New Milford Town Council Regular Meeting | October 12th, 2021The agenda for tonight's Regular Town Council Meeting can be found in the following link:ht...

12/10/2021

Taylor Media is proud to produce the broadcast for tonight's regular Town Council Meeting, which will be broadcast to the Town's Youtube channel at the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j22CKNulth0

LIVE New Milford Town Council Regular Meeting | October 12th, 2021The agenda for tonight's Regular Town Council Meeting can be found in the following link:ht...

27/09/2021

We're live! Public Meeting will begin promptly at 6:30 pm, and the Town Council Meeting will begin at 7:00 pm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hnop-Wq9O0

LIVE New Milford Town Council Regular Meeting | September 27th, 2021The agenda for tonight's Regular Town Council Meeting can be found in the following link:...

27/09/2021

One hour until go time! Public meeting will begin at 6:30 pm sharp. You may now participate either in-person or virtually via the Zoom Webinar link labeled at the end of this post. To watch the live broadcast on Youtube, see the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hnop-Wq9O0

And to join the Zoom Webinar, see the following link:
https://tinyurl.com/4a3jd9e2

LIVE New Milford Town Council Regular Meeting | September 27th, 2021The agenda for tonight's Regular Town Council Meeting can be found in the following link:...

27/09/2021

Taylor Media is proud to produce the broadcast for tonight's regular Town Council Meeting, which will be broadcast to the Town's Youtube channel at the link below (will also be simulcast to a Zoom webinar; details in the video below's description; Public Meeting will be carried on the same broadcast beginning at 6:30 pm):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hnop-Wq9O0

LIVE New Milford Town Council Regular Meeting | September 27th, 2021The agenda for tonight's Regular Town Council Meeting can be found in the following link:...