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{{Short description|Former student internet broadcast organization}}
{{Infobox Network
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|network_name = Harvard Undergraduate Television (HUTV)|
|network_logo = [[Image:Harvard Undergraduate Television logo.JPG|220px]] |
| network_name = Harvard Undergraduate Television (HUT
V)
|slogan = ''Turn Us On''|
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| network_logo = Harvard Undergraduate Television logo.JPG
|country = [[United States]]|
|network_type = [[Internet television]] [[television network|network]]
| country = [[United States]]
| network_type = [[Internet television]] [[television network|network]]
|available = [[Internet|Online]], [[international]]ly|
| available = [[Internet|Online]], internationally
|owner =
| owner =
|key_people = Derek Flanzraich, Eric Paternot, Emily Brodsky|
| key_people = Derek Flanzraich, Eric Paternot, [[Emily Brodsky]], Maxwell Whittington-Cooper
|launch_date = [[1975]] (as "Harvard-Radcliffe Film Workshop")|
| launch_date = 1975 (as "Harvard-Radcliffe Film Workshop")
|founder = [[Bob Doyle (inventor)|Bob Doyle]]|
| founder =
|past_names = Harvard-Radcliffe Film Workshop (1975–1992)<br>Harvard-Radcliffe Television (1992-2009)|
| past_names = Harvard-Radcliffe Film Workshop (1975–1992)<br>Harvard-Radcliffe Television (1992–2009)
|website = [http://www.hutvnetwork.com/ www.hutvnetwork.com]|
| website = [http://www.hutvnetwork.com/ www.hutvnetwork.com]
}}
}}


'''Harvard Undergraduate Television (HUTV)''' is the [[Harvard College]] student-run [[Internet]] [[television network]].
'''Harvard Undergraduate Television (HUTV)''' was a [[Harvard College]] [[student television station]] broadcasting to the [[Internet]] between 2009 and 2013.


HUTV carries original, student-produced content from eleven shows<ref>[http://www.hutvnetwork.com/shows Shows] at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref> and from individual Harvard students.<ref>[http://www.hutvnetwork.com/video Videos] at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref> HUTV shows include [[Ivory Tower (Harvard Undergraduate Television)|''Ivory Tower'']] (the oldest college soap opera<ref name="Oldest Soap Opera">Estes, Adam Clark (2009-01-13). "[http://www.ivygateblog.com/2009/01/the-birth-death-and-soggy-afterlife-of-ivy-soaps/ The Birth, Death, and Soggy Afterlife of Ivy Soaps]." IvyGate Blog. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref>), ''On Harvard Time'' (an award-winning comedy news show<ref name="On Harvard Time award">2008-12-29. "[http://onharvardtime.blogspot.com/2008/12/oht-wins-pan-ivy-recognition.html OHT Wins Pan-Ivy Recognition!]." The On Harvard Time Blog. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref>), and video reports by ''[[The Harvard Crimson]]'' (Harvard's daily student newspaper).<ref>[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/thecrimson ''The Harvard Crimson'' Videos] at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref> The network has a full production studio and post-production editing facilities in [[Pforzheimer House]], a Harvard dormitory.<ref name="Voice Article">Shen, Brian (2009-03-16). "[http://www.thehvoice.com/articles/deeper-look/2009/03/inside-vision-reinvent-harvard-s-television?page=0,0 Inside the vision to reinvent Harvard's television]". ''The Harvard Voice''. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref>
HUTV carried original, student-produced content from eleven shows<ref>[http://www.hutvnetwork.com/shows Shows] at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref> and from individual Harvard students.<ref>[http://www.hutvnetwork.com/video Videos] at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref> HUTV shows included [[Ivory Tower (Harvard Undergraduate Television)|''Ivory Tower'']], ''On Harvard Time'' (an award-winning comedy news show<ref name="On Harvard Time award">2008-12-29. "[http://onharvardtime.blogspot.com/2008/12/oht-wins-pan-ivy-recognition.html OHT Wins Pan-Ivy Recognition!]." The On Harvard Time Blog. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref>), and video reports by ''[[The Harvard Crimson]]'' (Harvard's daily student newspaper).<ref>[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/thecrimson ''The Harvard Crimson'' Videos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413182701/http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/thecrimson |date=2009-04-13 }} at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref> The network had a full production studio and post-production editing facilities in [[Pforzheimer House]], a Harvard dormitory.<ref name="Voice Article">Shen, Brian (2009-03-16). "[http://www.thehvoice.com/articles/deeper-look/2009/03/inside-vision-reinvent-harvard-s-television?page=0,0 Inside the vision to reinvent Harvard's television]". ''The Harvard Voice''. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref> HUTV last updated its programming and website in 2013, and is now defunct.<ref>[http://www.hutvnetwork.com/shows Shows] at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref>


HUTV, under the guidance of co-President Derek Flanzraich, replaced then-defunct Harvard-Radcliffe Television (HRTV) on April 6, 2009<ref>2009-04-06. "[http://www.flybyblog.com/?p=1668 HUTV Launches New (Sexy) Web Site]." ''The Harvard Crimson's'' FlyByBlog. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref>, inheriting HRTV's shows and staff.<ref name="Voice Article" /> The predecessor to HRTV, the Harvard-Radcliffe Film Workshop, was founded in 1975 by [[Bob Doyle (inventor)|Bob Doyle]],<ref>Doyle, Bob. [http://bobdoyleblog.com/?page_id=2 About Bob Doyle] at Bob Doyle Blog. Retrieved on 2009-04-17</ref> the inventor known for developing a method of [[sync sound|syncing sound]] on [[Super 8 mm film]] and for creating the first [[desktop publishing]] [[software]], [[MacPublisher]].
HUTV, under the guidance of co-President Derek Flanzraich, replaced then-defunct Harvard-Radcliffe Television (HRTV) on April 6, 2009,<ref>2009-04-06. "[http://www.flybyblog.com/?p=1668 HUTV Launches New (Sexy) Web Site]." ''The Harvard Crimson's'' FlyByBlog. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref> inheriting HRTV's shows and staff.<ref name="Voice Article" />


==History==
==History==

===Harvard-Radcliffe Film Workshop (HRFW)===
===Harvard-Radcliffe Film Workshop (HRFW)===
In 1975, [[Bob Doyle (inventor)|Bob Doyle]], who was then working as a [[research fellow]] in Harvard's Department of [[Harvard_College#Concentrations|Visual and Environmental Studies]], founded the Harvard-Radcliffe Film Workshop (HRFW), which offered [[filmmaking]] instruction and [[film screening]]s in the Morse Music Library in the basement of [[Pforzheimer House]], which was then known as North House.<ref name="Desktop Video Group">[http://www.dtvgroup.com/HRTV/ Harvard-Radcliffe Television (HRTV)] at Desktop Video Group. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref>
In 1975, Bob Doyle who was then working as a [[research fellow]] in Harvard's Department of [[Harvard College#Concentrations|Visual and Environmental Studies]], founded the Harvard-Radcliffe Film Workshop (HRFW), which offered [[filmmaking]] instruction and [[film screening]]s in the Morse Music Library in the basement of [[Pforzheimer House]], which was then known as North House.<ref name="Desktop Video Group">[http://www.dtvgroup.com/HRTV/ Harvard-Radcliffe Television (HRTV)] at Desktop Video Group. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref>


In the 1980s, Doyle helped form the [http://www.dtvgroup.com/index.html Desktop Video Group] to "support undergraduate [[video production]] and television distribution" at [[Brown University|Brown]] and [[Harvard University|Harvard]] Universities.<ref>[http://www.dtvgroup.com/index.html Home page] at Desktop Video Group. Retrieved on 2009-04-21.</ref>
In the 1980s, Doyle helped form the [http://www.dtvgroup.com/index.html Desktop Video Group] to "support undergraduate [[video production]] and television distribution" at [[Brown University|Brown]] and [[Harvard University|Harvard]] Universities.<ref>[http://www.dtvgroup.com/index.html Home page] at Desktop Video Group. Retrieved on 2009-04-21.</ref>
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===Harvard-Radcliffe Television (HRTV)===
===Harvard-Radcliffe Television (HRTV)===
[[Image:Harvard Radcliffe Television logo.jpg|thumb|150px|right|The HRTV logo]]
[[Image:Harvard Radcliffe Television logo.jpg|thumb|150px|right|The HRTV logo]]
In 1992, Emily Brodsky founded Harvard-Radcliffe Television (HRTV).<ref name="Desktop Video Group" /> That same year, [[Ivory Tower (Harvard Undergraduate Television)|Ivory Tower]], the [[Ivy League|Ivy League's]] oldest [[soap opera]], became one of HRTV's first shows.<ref name="Oldest Soap Opera" />
In 1992, Emily Brodsky founded Harvard-Radcliffe Television (HRTV).<ref name="Desktop Video Group" /> That same year, [[Ivory Tower (Harvard Undergraduate Television)|''Ivory Tower'']], the [[Ivy League|Ivy League's]] oldest [[soap opera]], became one of HRTV's first shows.<ref name="Oldest Soap Opera">Estes, Adam Clark (2009-01-13). "[http://www.ivygateblog.com/2009/01/the-birth-death-and-soggy-afterlife-of-ivy-soaps/ The Birth, Death, and Soggy Afterlife of Ivy Soaps]." IvyGate Blog. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref>


Until 1996, HRTV's shows were [[video editing|edited]] using Desktop Video Group equipment. In 1996, the Morse Music Library, which had previously been the site of HRFW's instruction sessions and film screenings, was re-organized into a [[television studio]] for HRTV, overseen by Doyle and aided financially by [[Pforzheimer House]].<ref name="Desktop Video Group" />
Until 1996, HRTV's shows were [[video editing|edited]] using Desktop Video Group equipment. In 1996, the Morse Music Library, which had previously been the site of HRFW's instruction sessions and film screenings, was re-organized into a [[television studio]] for HRTV, overseen by Doyle and aided financially by [[Pforzheimer House]].<ref name="Desktop Video Group" />


In its early years, HRTV screened its shows in dormitory common rooms and dining halls,<ref name="Desktop Video Group" /> as well as on various [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]] [[public access television]] channels.<ref>Gootman, Elissa T. (1993-02-23). "[http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=235688 Harvard Soap Opera To Premiere in April]." ''The Harvard Crimson''. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref><ref>Isa, Margaret (1993-10-27). "[http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=146969 Locals Access TV Station]". ''The Harvard Crimson''. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref><ref>Neyfakh, Leon (2003-11-07). "[http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=349886 Selling Ivory Soap]." ''The Harvard Crimson''. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref> In 2006, HRTV began posting all of its shows exclusively online, though episodes of ''[[Ivory Tower (Harvard Undergraduate Television)|Ivory Tower]]'' had been posted online before then.<ref>Zamcheck, Abraham M. (2006-03-10). "[http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=512001 HRTV Shows Off New Website]." ''The Harvard Crimson''. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.</ref>
In its early years, HRTV screened its shows in dormitory common rooms and dining halls,<ref name="Desktop Video Group" /> as well as on various [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]] [[Public-access television]] [[cable TV]] channels.<ref>Gootman, Elissa T. (1993-02-23). "[http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=235688 Harvard Soap Opera To Premiere in April]." ''The Harvard Crimson''. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref><ref>Isa, Margaret (1993-10-27). "[http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=146969 Locals Access TV Station]". ''The Harvard Crimson''. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref><ref>Neyfakh, Leon (2003-11-07). "[http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=349886 Selling Ivory Soap]." ''The Harvard Crimson''. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref> In 2006, HRTV began posting all of its shows exclusively online, though episodes of ''[[Ivory Tower (Harvard Undergraduate Television)|Ivory Tower]]'' had been posted online before then.<ref>Zamcheck, Abraham M. (2006-03-10). "[http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=512001 HRTV Shows Off New Website]." ''The Harvard Crimson''. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.</ref>


Several prominent Harvard [[alumni]] in the film and television industries have been members of the HRTV Honorary Board of Advisers, including [[Matt Damon]], [[Conan O'Brien]], [[Mira Sorvino]], [[Jack Lemmon]], [[Elisabeth Shue]], and [[John Lithgow]].<ref name="Desktop Video Group" />
Several prominent Harvard [[alumni]] in the film and television industries have been members of the HRTV Honorary Board of Advisers, including [[Matt Damon]], [[Conan O'Brien]], [[Mira Sorvino]], [[Jack Lemmon]], [[Elisabeth Shue]], and [[John Lithgow]].<ref name="Desktop Video Group" />


===Harvard Undergraduate Television (HUTV)===
===Harvard Undergraduate Television (HUTV)===
On April 6, 2009, HRTV relaunched as Harvard Undergraduate Television, under the guidance of co-president Derek Flanzraich.<ref name="Voice Article" /> The transformation included a new [http://hutvnetwork.com/ website] and a short [http://hutvnetwork.com/video/hutv-promo-get-with-the-times-feat-steven-pinker promotional video] featuring Harvard professor and prominent psychologist [[Steven Pinker]] smashing a television and telling viewers to "get with the times" by watching television online.<ref>[http://hutvnetwork.com/video/hutv-promo-get-with-the-times-feat-steven-pinker HUTV Promo Video] at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref>
On April 6, 2009, HRTV relaunched as Harvard Undergraduate Television, under the direction of co-president Derek Flanzraich.<ref name="Voice Article" /> The transformation included a new website and a short promotional video featuring Harvard professor and prominent psychologist [[Steven Pinker]] smashing a television and telling viewers to "get with the times" by watching television online.<ref>[http://hutvnetwork.com/video/hutv-promo-get-with-the-times-feat-steven-pinker HUTV Promo Video] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410090141/http://hutvnetwork.com/video/hutv-promo-get-with-the-times-feat-steven-pinker |date=2009-04-10 }} at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref>


==Current Shows==
==Current Shows==

===HUTV Productions===
===HUTV Productions===
HUTV currently produces eight shows.<ref name="Home Page">[http://hutvnetwork.com/ Home page] on HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-18.</ref>
HUTV currently produces eight shows.<ref name="Home Page">[http://hutvnetwork.com/ Home page] on HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-18.</ref>
*'''''Ivory Tower''''' - Created in 1992 by Sara Alexandra Bibel and Andrea N. Moore, [[Ivory Tower (Harvard Undergraduate Television)|''Ivory Tower'']] is HUTV's longest-running show and the [[Ivy League|Ivy League's]] oldest [[soap opera]], and according to the show's staff the oldest college soap opera. In fall 2008, ''Ivory Tower'' switched from a soap opera format to a [[situation comedy]] format. It has been popular not only on the Harvard campus but also, since being posted online, in [[South Korea]].<ref name="Oldest Soap Opera" /><ref name="Desktop Video Group" /><ref name="About Ivory Tower">[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/ivorytower/about About ''Ivory Tower''] at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref><ref>Zamcheck, Abraham M. (2006-03-10). "[http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=512001 HRTV Shows Off New Website]." ''The Harvard Crimson''. Retrieved on 2009-04-18.</ref>
*'''''Ivory Tower''''' - Created in 1992 by Sara Alexandra Bibel and Andrea N. Moore, [[Ivory Tower (Harvard Undergraduate Television)|''Ivory Tower'']] is HUTV's longest-running show and the [[Ivy League|Ivy League's]] oldest [[soap opera]], and according to the show's staff the oldest college soap opera. In fall 2008, ''Ivory Tower'' switched from a soap opera format to a [[situation comedy]] format. It has been popular not only on the Harvard campus but also, since being posted online, in [[South Korea]].<ref name="Desktop Video Group" /><ref name="Oldest Soap Opera" /><ref name="About Ivory Tower">[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/ivorytower/about About ''Ivory Tower''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220214712/http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/ivorytower/about |date=2011-02-20 }} at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.</ref><ref>Zamcheck, Abraham M. (2006-03-10). "[http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=512001 HRTV Shows Off New Website]." ''The Harvard Crimson''. Retrieved on 2009-04-18.</ref>
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*'''''Respectably French!''''' - A [[sketch comedy]] show created by Nicholas Krasney, Ho Tuan, and Matthew Tai, ''Respectably French!'' is currently in its fifth season. In addition to popular sketch comedy programming, the show has interviewed and been endorsed by [[celebrities]] such as [[Kevin Nealon]] of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', [[Eric Idle]] of [[Monty Python]], [[Homestar Runner]], and [[Pleasureman Gunther]].<ref>"[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/respectablyfrench/about About ''Respectably French''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110401182310/http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/respectablyfrench/about |date=2011-04-01 }}" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref><ref>"[http://respectablyfrench.com/rfv2/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=57 Celebrity Endorsements and Interviews]" at ''Respectably French's'' site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref> In 2008, Respectably French! has also covered [[ROFLCon]] and the [[2008 Republican National Convention]].

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*'''''On Harvard Time''''' - HUTV's [[news satire|satirical news]] show, modeled after ''[[The Daily Show]]'', presents and comments on news at Harvard in a [[comedic]] fashion. Currently in its fourth season, ''On Harvard Time'' produces weekly episodes as well as periodic humorous interviews with both Harvard and national public figures, such as Harvard [[Dean (education)|Dean]] of [[University and college admissions|Admissions]] William Fitzsimmons, [[Deputy White House Chief of Staff]] [[Karl Rove]], and 2008 [[President of the United States|U.S. Presidential]] [[candidate]] [[Mike Gravel]]. ''On Harvard Time's'' November 2008 "Harvard Yale Aid" video, mocking [[Yale University]] before the annual [[Harvard-Yale football rivalry|Harvard-Yale football game]], was named 2008 [[Ivy League]] Video of the Year by [[IvyGate|IvyGate Blog]].<ref name="On Harvard Time award" /><ref>"[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/onharvardtime/about About ''On Harvard Time''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224073637/http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/onharvardtime/about |date=2011-02-24 }}" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref><ref name="About On Harvard Time">"[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/onharvardtime/video All ''On Harvard Time'' Videos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218194829/http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/onharvardtime/video |date=2011-02-18 }}" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref> Founded and created by Derek Flanzraich in 2006, today it is "HUTV's most popular show."<ref>Drago, Samantha F. (2008-10-01). "[http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2008/10/1/comedy-on-harvards-terms-not-many/ Comedy on Harvard’s Terms: A look into HRTV’s most popular show]." ''The Harvard Crimson''. Retrieved on 2010-05-08.</ref>
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*'''''Respectably French!''''' - A [[sketch comedy]] show created by Nicholas Krasney, Ho Tuan, and Matthew Tai, ''Respectably French!'' is currently in its fifth season. In addition to popular sketch comedy programming, the show has interviewed and been endorsed by [[celebrities]] such as [[Kevin Nealon]] of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', [[Eric Idle]] of [[Monty Python]], [[Homestar Runner]], and [[Pleasureman Gunther]].<ref>"[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/respectablyfrench/about About ''Respectably French'']" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref><ref>"[http://respectablyfrench.com/rfv2/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=57 Celebrity Endorsements and Interviews]" at ''Respectably French's'' site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref> In 2008, Respectably French! has also covered [[ROFLCon]] and the [[2008 Republican National Convention]].
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*'''''Crimson Edition''''' - A long-form news [[Documentary film|documentary]] show, ''Crimson Edition'' made its debut in 1995. It was relaunched with a more serious focus in 2006 by Executive Producer Eric Paternot, and is inspired by television [[news magazines]] such as ''[[60 Minutes]]''. Past topics have included Harvard's [[African-American]] community and the situation of the [[homeless]] in [[Harvard Square]].<ref name="Desktop Video Group" /><ref name="About Crimson Edition">[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/crimsonedition/about About ''Crimson Edition''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712233607/http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/crimsonedition/about |date=2011-07-12 }} at HUTV's site. Retrieved 2009-04-19.</ref><ref>"[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/crimsonedition/video All ''Crimson Edition'' Videos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712233641/http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/crimsonedition/video |date=2011-07-12 }}" at HUTV's site. Retrieved 2009-04-19.</ref>

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*'''''HUTV News''''' - Founded in 2007, ''HUTV News'' is HUTV's short-form [[news]] show, producing shorter reports than ''Crimson Edition'' on a wider range of topics. Before HRTV became HUTV, ''HUTV News'' was called ''HRTV News''.<ref>"[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/hutvnews/about About ''HUTV News''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106222712/http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/hutvnews/about |date=2009-11-06 }}" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref><ref>Opening animation of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqIhq1Dosf4 "Going Green" video] on YouTube. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref>
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*'''''On Harvard Time''''' - HUTV's [[fake news]] show, modeled after ''[[The Daily Show]]'', presents and comments on news at Harvard in a [[comedic]] fashion. Currently in its fourth season, ''On Harvard Time'' produces weekly episodes as well as periodic humorous interviews with both Harvard and national public figures, such as Harvard [[Dean (education)|Dean]] of [[University and college admissions|Admissions]] William Fitzsimmons, [[Deputy White House Chief of Staff]] [[Karl Rove]], and 2008 [[President of the United States|U.S. Presidential]] [[candidate]] [[Mike Gravel]]. ''On Harvard Time's'' November 2008 [http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/onharvardtime/video/harvard-yale-aid-on-harvard-time "Harvard Yale Aid" video], mocking [[Yale University]] before the annual [[Harvard-Yale football rivalry|Harvard-Yale football game]], was named 2008 [[Ivy League]] Video of the Year by [[IvyGate|IvyGate Blog]].<ref name="On Harvard Time award" /><ref>"[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/onharvardtime/about About ''On Harvard Time'']" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref><ref name="About On Harvard Time">"[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/onharvardtime/video All ''On Harvard Time'' Videos]" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref> Founded and created by Derek Flanzraich in 2006, today it is "HUTV's most popular show." <ref>Drago, Samantha F. (2008-10-01). "[http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2008/10/1/comedy-on-harvards-terms-not-many/ Comedy on Harvard’s Terms: A look into HRTV’s most popular show]." ''The Harvard Crimson''. Retrieved on 2010-05-08.</ref>
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*'''''Harvard Hooligans''''' - This [[comedic]] show follows a group of college roommates. Most ''Harvard Hooligans'' episodes depict them speaking into a [[webcam]] and portraying a [[stereotypically]] [[nerdy]] students commenting on Harvard events. However, members have also interviewed [[comedian]] [[Will Ferrell]], covered the [[2008 Democratic National Convention]], and run for president of the Harvard student body over the course of the show.<ref>"[http://harvardhooligans.com/about/ About the Hooligans] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420191534/http://harvardhooligans.com/about/ |date=2009-04-20 }}" at the Harvard Hooligans blog. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref><ref>"[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/hooligans/video All ''Harvard Hooligans'' Videos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712233816/http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/hooligans/video |date=2011-07-12 }}" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref>


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*'''''Crimson Edition''''' - A long-form news [[Documentary film|documentary]] show, ''Crimson Edition'' made its debut in 1995. It was relaunched with a more serious focus in 2006 by Executive Producer Eric Paternot, and is inspired by television [[news magazines]] such as ''[[60 Minutes]]''. Past topics have included Harvard's [[African-American]] community and the situation of the [[homeless]] in [[Harvard Square]].<ref name="Desktop Video Group" /><ref name="About Crimson Edition">[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/crimsonedition/about About ''Crimson Edition''] at HUTV's site. Retrieved 2009-04-19.</ref><ref>"[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/crimsonedition/video All ''Crimson Edition'' Videos]" at HUTV's site. Retrieved 2009-04-19.</ref>

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*'''''HUTV News''''' - Founded in 2007, ''HUTV News'' is HUTV's short-form [[news]] show, producing shorter reports than ''Crimson Edition'' on a wider range of topics. Before HRTV became HUTV, ''HUTV News'' was called ''HRTV News''.<ref>"[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/hutvnews/about About ''HUTV News'']" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref><ref>Opening animation of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqIhq1Dosf4 "Going Green" video] on YouTube. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref>

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*'''''Harvard Hooligans''''' - This [[comedic]] show follows a group of college roommates. Most ''Harvard Hooligans'' episodes depict them speaking into a [[webcam]] and portraying a [[stereotypically]] [[nerdy]] students commenting on Harvard events. However, members have also interviewed [[comedian]] [[Will Ferrell]], covered the [[2008 Democratic National Convention]], and run for president of the Harvard student body over the course of the show.<ref>"[http://harvardhooligans.com/about/ About the Hooligans]" at the Harvard Hooligans blog. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref><ref>"[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/hooligans/video All ''Harvard Hooligans'' Videos]" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref>

*'''''Love@Harvard''''' - Modeled after ''[[The Dating Game]]'', ''Love@Harvard'' is a show in which three students compete to win a [[dating (activity)|date]] with another student contestant. It debuted in November 2008.<ref>Jain, Niha S. (2008-10-27). "[http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=524925 HRTV To Spark ‘Love At Harvard’]." ''The Harvard Crimson''. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref>
*'''''Love@Harvard''''' - Modeled after ''[[The Dating Game]]'', ''Love@Harvard'' is a show in which three students compete to win a [[dating (activity)|date]] with another student contestant. It debuted in November 2008.<ref>Jain, Niha S. (2008-10-27). "[http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=524925 HRTV To Spark ‘Love At Harvard’]." ''The Harvard Crimson''. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref>
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*'''''H-Biz Tonight''''' - Formerly ''HBS TV Market Minute with [[Mia Saini]]'', ''H-Biz Tonight'' features short daily reports from [[Harvard Business School]] student [[Mia Saini]] on [[economic]] news.<ref>[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/hbiztonight/video/hbs-tv-market-minute-with-mia-saini-128 An ''H-Biz Tonight'' video] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091105050247/http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/hbiztonight/video/hbs-tv-market-minute-with-mia-saini-128 |date=2009-11-05 }} from 2008-12-08 at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref><ref>"[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/hbiztonight/about About ''H-Biz Tonight''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091105050226/http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/hbiztonight/about |date=2009-11-05 }}" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref>

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*'''''H-Biz Tonight''''' - Formerly ''HBS TV Market Minute with [[Mia Saini]]'', ''H-Biz Tonight'' features short daily reports from [[Harvard Business School]] student [[Mia Saini]] on [[economic]] news.<ref>[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/hbiztonight/video/hbs-tv-market-minute-with-mia-saini-128 An ''H-Biz Tonight'' video] from 2008-12-08 at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref><ref>"[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/hbiztonight/about About ''H-Biz Tonight'']" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref>


===Content Partners===
===Content Partners===
HUTV also currently features three "content partners" on its site.<ref name="Home Page" /> These shows are not produced by HUTV staff, but according to HUTV's website "HUTV distributes their content as part of [their] mission to connect media groups on the Harvard campus."<ref>[http://hutvnetwork.com/help Help/FAQ] at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-18.</ref>
HUTV also currently features three "content partners" on its site.<ref name="Home Page" /> These shows are not produced by HUTV staff, but according to HUTV's website "HUTV distributes their content as part of [their] mission to connect media groups on the Harvard campus."<ref>[http://hutvnetwork.com/help Help/FAQ] at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-18.</ref>


*'''''The Harvard Crimson Video''''' - Video reports from ''[[The Harvard Crimson]]'', Harvard University's daily student [[newspaper]]. ''The Crimson'' began producing videos in March 2009 as part of its [http://www.thecrimson.com/blog_summary.aspx?blogID=56 "Project Sorrento"], an effort to modernize the paper's website through the use of [[multimedia]].<ref>Child, Maxwell L. (2009-03-16). [http://www.thecrimson.com/blogentry.aspx?blogID=56&ref=768 "Okay, but seriously, what is Sorrento?"]. ''The Harvard Crimson''. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref>
*'''''The Harvard Crimson Video''''' - Video reports from ''[[The Harvard Crimson]]'', Harvard University's daily student [[newspaper]]. ''The Crimson'' began producing videos in March 2009 as part of its [http://www.thecrimson.com/blog_summary.aspx?blogID=56 "Project Sorrento"], an effort to modernize the paper's website through the use of [[multimedia]].<ref>Child, Maxwell L. (2009-03-16). "Okay, but seriously, what is Sorrento?". ''The Harvard Crimson''. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref>
*'''''UCTV''''' - Biweekly addresses from the President of the [[Harvard Undergraduate Council]] (UC), Harvard's [[students' union|student government]], to the Harvard [[student body]], modeled on the weekly [[United States presidential address]].<ref>"[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/uctv/about About ''UCTV''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712233945/http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/uctv/about |date=2011-07-12 }}" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref><ref>[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/uctv/video/harvard-uctv-april-16-2009 "Harvard UCTV April 16, 2009" video] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106174046/http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/uctv/video/harvard-uctv-april-16-2009 |date=November 6, 2009 }} at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref>

*'''''UCTV''''' - Biweekly addresses from the President of the Harvard Undergraduate Council (UC), Harvard's [[students' union|student government]], to the Harvard [[student body]], much like the weekly [[United States presidential address]]. ''UCTV'' began in April 2009, when Andrea Flores was President of the Undergraduate Council.<ref>"[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/uctv/about About ''UCTV'']" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref><ref>[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/uctv/video/harvard-uctv-april-16-2009 "Harvard UCTV April 16, 2009" video] at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.</ref>
*'''''The Yard''''' - An [[improvisation|improvised]] "docu-soap" about six Harvard undergraduates, premiered in 2009 and produced jointly by students at Harvard and [[Emerson College]].<ref>"[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/theyard/about About ''The Yard''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712234134/http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/theyard/about |date=2011-07-12 }}" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-05-24.</ref>

*'''''The Yard''''' - An [[improvisation|improvised]] "docu-soap" about six Harvard undergraduates, premiered in 2009 and produced jointly by students at Harvard and [[Emerson College]].<ref>"[http://hutvnetwork.com/shows/theyard/about About ''The Yard'']" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-05-24.</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Harvard Undergraduate Television (HUT V)
TypeInternet television network
Country
United States
AvailabilityOnline, internationally
Key people
Derek Flanzraich, Eric Paternot, Emily Brodsky, Maxwell Whittington-Cooper
Launch date
1975 (as "Harvard-Radcliffe Film Workshop")
Former names
Harvard-Radcliffe Film Workshop (1975–1992)
Harvard-Radcliffe Television (1992–2009)
Official website
www.hutvnetwork.com

Harvard Undergraduate Television (HUTV) was a Harvard College student television station broadcasting to the Internet between 2009 and 2013.

HUTV carried original, student-produced content from eleven shows[1] and from individual Harvard students.[2] HUTV shows included Ivory Tower, On Harvard Time (an award-winning comedy news show[3]), and video reports by The Harvard Crimson (Harvard's daily student newspaper).[4] The network had a full production studio and post-production editing facilities in Pforzheimer House, a Harvard dormitory.[5] HUTV last updated its programming and website in 2013, and is now defunct.[6]

HUTV, under the guidance of co-President Derek Flanzraich, replaced then-defunct Harvard-Radcliffe Television (HRTV) on April 6, 2009,[7] inheriting HRTV's shows and staff.[5]

History

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Harvard-Radcliffe Film Workshop (HRFW)

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In 1975, Bob Doyle who was then working as a research fellow in Harvard's Department of Visual and Environmental Studies, founded the Harvard-Radcliffe Film Workshop (HRFW), which offered filmmaking instruction and film screenings in the Morse Music Library in the basement of Pforzheimer House, which was then known as North House.[8]

In the 1980s, Doyle helped form the Desktop Video Group to "support undergraduate video production and television distribution" at Brown and Harvard Universities.[9]

Harvard-Radcliffe Television (HRTV)

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The HRTV logo

In 1992, Emily Brodsky founded Harvard-Radcliffe Television (HRTV).[8] That same year, Ivory Tower, the Ivy League's oldest soap opera, became one of HRTV's first shows.[10]

Until 1996, HRTV's shows were edited using Desktop Video Group equipment. In 1996, the Morse Music Library, which had previously been the site of HRFW's instruction sessions and film screenings, was re-organized into a television studio for HRTV, overseen by Doyle and aided financially by Pforzheimer House.[8]

In its early years, HRTV screened its shows in dormitory common rooms and dining halls,[8] as well as on various Cambridge Public-access television cable TV channels.[11][12][13] In 2006, HRTV began posting all of its shows exclusively online, though episodes of Ivory Tower had been posted online before then.[14]

Several prominent Harvard alumni in the film and television industries have been members of the HRTV Honorary Board of Advisers, including Matt Damon, Conan O'Brien, Mira Sorvino, Jack Lemmon, Elisabeth Shue, and John Lithgow.[8]

Harvard Undergraduate Television (HUTV)

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On April 6, 2009, HRTV relaunched as Harvard Undergraduate Television, under the direction of co-president Derek Flanzraich.[5] The transformation included a new website and a short promotional video featuring Harvard professor and prominent psychologist Steven Pinker smashing a television and telling viewers to "get with the times" by watching television online.[15]

Current Shows

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HUTV Productions

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HUTV currently produces eight shows.[16]

Content Partners

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HUTV also currently features three "content partners" on its site.[16] These shows are not produced by HUTV staff, but according to HUTV's website "HUTV distributes their content as part of [their] mission to connect media groups on the Harvard campus."[33]

References

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  1. ^ Shows at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
  2. ^ Videos at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
  3. ^ a b 2008-12-29. "OHT Wins Pan-Ivy Recognition!." The On Harvard Time Blog. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
  4. ^ The Harvard Crimson Videos Archived 2009-04-13 at the Wayback Machine at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
  5. ^ a b c Shen, Brian (2009-03-16). "Inside the vision to reinvent Harvard's television". The Harvard Voice. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
  6. ^ Shows at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
  7. ^ 2009-04-06. "HUTV Launches New (Sexy) Web Site." The Harvard Crimson's FlyByBlog. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Harvard-Radcliffe Television (HRTV) at Desktop Video Group. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
  9. ^ Home page at Desktop Video Group. Retrieved on 2009-04-21.
  10. ^ a b Estes, Adam Clark (2009-01-13). "The Birth, Death, and Soggy Afterlife of Ivy Soaps." IvyGate Blog. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
  11. ^ Gootman, Elissa T. (1993-02-23). "Harvard Soap Opera To Premiere in April." The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
  12. ^ Isa, Margaret (1993-10-27). "Locals Access TV Station". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
  13. ^ Neyfakh, Leon (2003-11-07). "Selling Ivory Soap." The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
  14. ^ Zamcheck, Abraham M. (2006-03-10). "HRTV Shows Off New Website." The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.
  15. ^ HUTV Promo Video Archived 2009-04-10 at the Wayback Machine at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
  16. ^ a b Home page on HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-18.
  17. ^ About Ivory Tower Archived 2011-02-20 at the Wayback Machine at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
  18. ^ Zamcheck, Abraham M. (2006-03-10). "HRTV Shows Off New Website." The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved on 2009-04-18.
  19. ^ "About Respectably French Archived 2011-04-01 at the Wayback Machine" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.
  20. ^ "Celebrity Endorsements and Interviews" at Respectably French's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.
  21. ^ "About On Harvard Time Archived 2011-02-24 at the Wayback Machine" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.
  22. ^ "All On Harvard Time Videos Archived 2011-02-18 at the Wayback Machine" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.
  23. ^ Drago, Samantha F. (2008-10-01). "Comedy on Harvard’s Terms: A look into HRTV’s most popular show." The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved on 2010-05-08.
  24. ^ About Crimson Edition Archived 2011-07-12 at the Wayback Machine at HUTV's site. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  25. ^ "All Crimson Edition Videos Archived 2011-07-12 at the Wayback Machine" at HUTV's site. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  26. ^ "About HUTV News Archived 2009-11-06 at the Wayback Machine" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.
  27. ^ Opening animation of "Going Green" video on YouTube. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.
  28. ^ "About the Hooligans Archived 2009-04-20 at the Wayback Machine" at the Harvard Hooligans blog. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.
  29. ^ "All Harvard Hooligans Videos Archived 2011-07-12 at the Wayback Machine" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.
  30. ^ Jain, Niha S. (2008-10-27). "HRTV To Spark ‘Love At Harvard’." The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.
  31. ^ An H-Biz Tonight video Archived 2009-11-05 at the Wayback Machine from 2008-12-08 at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.
  32. ^ "About H-Biz Tonight Archived 2009-11-05 at the Wayback Machine" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.
  33. ^ Help/FAQ at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-18.
  34. ^ Child, Maxwell L. (2009-03-16). "Okay, but seriously, what is Sorrento?". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.
  35. ^ "About UCTV Archived 2011-07-12 at the Wayback Machine" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.
  36. ^ "Harvard UCTV April 16, 2009" video Archived November 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.
  37. ^ "About The Yard Archived 2011-07-12 at the Wayback Machine" at HUTV's site. Retrieved on 2009-05-24.
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