Government Video Content Strategies That Work

Jacob Abramson, Senior Video Production Coordinator for Surprise 11 in Surprise, Arizona, is a two-time Emmy Nominated Video Producer. He has over 14 years experience in the Network Broadcast and Municipal Video industries. Jacob joined the City of Surprise in 2008 after working for the City of Irvine, California. He oversees the day-to-day operation of Surprise 11, coordinating over 250 productions per year.

Everyone knows Granicus as the system to use for public meeting content. But what about non-meeting content? What about content not designed for the TV channel and solely for the web? What about content that isn’t geared toward the residents?

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Optimize Government Webcasting – Granicus Releases the Performance Accelerator

Do you want to connect your entire enterprise to council, board, or committee meeting webcasts from the convenience of their desk? Are you concerned about the impacts this may have your network?

You’re in luck! We just released a new enterprise-class streaming product called the Performance Accelerator that offers advanced onsite video storage and distribution options as part of our Open Platform.

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The Florida Channel Maximizes Public Access to State Redistricting Hearings

The Florida Channel, a public affairs programming service funded by the Florida Legislature and produced and operated by WFSU-TV, recently went live with the a new solution that gives them the mobile tools to webcast their daily Redistricing Hearings online live and on-demand. With these meetings occuring all over the state, the Florida Channel went above and beyond to preserve public access to these important meetings which will redraw the boundaries for Florida House, Senate, and congressional districts to comply with federal and state law.

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See Government in Action: U.S. House Advances Transparency with Video

The U.S. House recently rolled out a redesigned website that features an entire live and on-demand video library, HouseLive.gov, to give citizens a “front-row seat in the U.S. House of Representatives chambers,” according to the feature story on the U.S. House website.

The launch of video portal marks a very exciting milestone in the government transparency movement at the federal level of government.

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Granicus Launches New Encoding Appliance to Deliver Higher Performance Gov Webcasts

After 11+ years in the business of government webcasting for over 900 agencies, we have released our first Granicus® Encoding Appliance that is optimized for government webcasting and proven to outperform off-the-shelf alternatives. It’s essentially a “plug and go” system that’s ideal for government agencies needing to deliver critical video content to citizens and internal audiences including public meetings, events, and community programming.

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Granicus 101 – Tips & Tricks to Get Started with Government Video

Through the years I've trained hundreds of people on how to use their Granicus solution. I thought it would be useful to summarize a few words of wisdom for clients just getting started with your Granicus solution. For new clients, long-time clients, or for those of you who are considering joining the family, there are a few tid-bits in here for you! After all, it's always good to learn new techniques to improve your workflow, increase transparency, and maybe even help the environment with publishing paperless agenda packets.

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Maintain the “Health” of Your Granicus Encoder in 6 Simple Steps

It’s 2011 and everyone has a list of resolutions. To help you achieve success and avoid some common pitfalls causing you to hit snooze button instead of hitting the treadmill or decide that your resolution is “no more resolutions!”— I wanted to give you a simple tip to make just one part of your job easier: maintaining the health of your Granicus encoder.

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