News for Immediate Release

Government of the District of Columbia
Executive Office of the Mayor

Office of Cable Television & Telecommunications
3007 Tilden Street, N.W.; Pod-P
Washington, D.C. 20008

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2006

CONTACT: JAMES D. BROWN, JR., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
202-671-0066
ERIC RICHARDSON, PROGRAM DIRECTOR
202-671-0044

OCTT Wins Two International Television Programming Awards

(Washington, DC) The District of Columbia's Office of Cable Television & Telecommunications (OCTT) was recently awarded The Videographer Awards' (TVA) Award of Distinction and its Award of Excellence. These awards were made to OCTT at the conclusion of TVA's most-recent annual international programming competition and were given to acknowledge OCTT's superior television programming. The two programs so honored by TVA were produced by OCTT and aired on one of its cable channels - OCTT 16. More specifically, OCTT's Capital Cinema: 48 Hour Film Project, which was produced by Ferman Patterson, received TVA's annual Award of Excellence in the "Television Programs/Entertainment Category." Each year, TVA's Award of Excellence is given to a program (in its respective category) that is judged to have been "written, produced, shot and edited in an exceptional manner." OCTT's InStyle Washington: Dream Weddings, which was also produced by Ferman Patterson, received TVA's annual Award of Distinction in the "Television Programs/Entertainment Category." TVA's Award of Distinction is given each year to a program (in its respective category) that is judged to have "clearly exceeded industry standards."

The Videographer Awards is an international awards program administered by communications professionals for the purpose of honoring the most-talented individuals and companies in the video production industry. Contest entrants include video production companies, advertising and public relations firms, corporate communications departments, cable and broadcast television operations, government agencies and schools, independent producers and special event producers.

The Videographer Awards is designed to identify communications professionals who are raising the standards of the industry and to publicly acknowledge that the respective work of the TVA awards winners is outstanding and highly-regarded by their peers.

OCTT is the District Government Agency that is charged with the task of managing the District's Government Access Channels (OCTT 16 and OCTT 13). OCTT's mission regarding OCTT 16 is to provide important information related to the many programs, services and opportunities made available by the District of Columbia Government. OCTT's mission regarding OCTT 13 is to provide gavel-to-gavel coverage of the live and recorded activities of the Council of the District of Columbia and its various committees. Together, these two OCTT channels are intended to provide District of Columbia residents with access to the activities and processes of their government.