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City explains Pearland TV funding and why some programming can’t stream on YouTube
Summary
City communications staff said Pearland TV is supported by cable franchise (PEG) funds for capital equipment and that some syndicated content uses copyrighted music, which prevents simultaneous YouTube streaming to avoid account suspension; staff said they stream council meetings on YouTube as a value‑add.
A city communications staff member described Pearland TV’s funding and programming decisions and explained why some municipal programming is not duplicated live on the city’s YouTube feed.
The staff member said Pearland’s municipal channel is supported by franchise fees routed into a PEG (Public, Educational, Government) fund that can be…
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