HomeMy WebLinkAbout5/13/2025 - RVTV Board Presentation FY20262025 Year in Review
& FY 2026 Budget
Making Our Community
Stronger,More Engaged
And Better Informed
Overcoming challenges of
fragmented media landscape
Working as an extension of your
public information departments
Funded by and exclusively
serving our partners in the City
of Roanoke, Roanoke County
and Town of Vinton
Also serving communications
needs of our two public school
systems
Capabilities
1,500 Square Foot Studio Space in
Jefferson Center
Cinema Quality Video Cameras
Gimbal Stabilized Cameras
Podcast Studio
Drone Services with FAA Certified Pilot
Graphic Design & Animation Expertise
Team of 5 producer/editors with
combining over 100 years of experience
Creative Media Production 2,215 minutes (37 hours)
Estimated at $800 per finished minute, value $1,772,000
Live Meetings Estimated at $1,000 per meeting, production value is $91,000
Drone and Photography Services Estimated at $300 per hour event, production value $52,800
Graphic Design and Animation Services Estimated at $500 per project, production value is $5,500
Total Estimated Service Value Approx. $2 Million
Service Value (Calendar Year 2024)
By the Numbers
6,580 HOURS
Amount of RVTV Content Watched on YouTube in past year
1,303,300 VIEWS
Of RVTV content on Facebook and Instagram in past year
476 PROJECTS
91 MEETINGS
Including Board/Council & Remote Live Streams
For our government and educational partners
Changing With Our
Partners’ Needs
Types of Productions
Board/Council Recaps
Economic Development Features
Public Safety Outreach
Emphasis on duplicatehorizontal & vertical content
Investing in Equipment
Podcast Studio Upgrades
New Stage Teleprompter Assets
Exploring New StreamingPlayback Platforms
Content
Distribution
Live Stream 24/7 Video Feed
RVTV Website www.RVTV.org
Cox Cable - Channel 3
Comcast Cable – Channel 3
Shentel/GloFiber Cable – Channel 7
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Governance
& Funding
PROJECTS BY MUNICIPALITY 2025
Regional Cable Television Committee
Three representatives from each locality
(Elected, Citizen and Employee)
Meets every other month to guide operations
Roanoke County serves as fiscal agent
Annual RVTV budget developed by director
Cost shared as a percentage of population
Budget consists mostly of staffing costs
Capital expenses funded by cable franchise grants
Virginia Communications Sales & Use Tax
Cable providers pay 5% sales and use tax
in place of franchise fees to localities.
Additional $0.20 per subscriber
EG fee passed to support PEG.
FY 2026 Required Revenues
•Small increase of 1.17% presented for FY 2026
•Per adopted policies, RVTV determines shared percentage based on US Census
Bureau Population Estimates
County Highlights from Past Year
Board in Brief
Industry Insight Tours
Business Spotlights
Beyond the Shelves Podcast
Roam RoCo Vlog Series
School Initiatives
& Educational Tools
Illuminights PSAs
Splash Valley PSAs
Treetop Quest PSAs
Parks Event Recaps
Police PSAs
Library Event Teasers
Economic Development
Sales Tools
McAffee Shuttle PSAs
Drone Work By Request
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