Catholic_Telecommunications_Network_of_America

Catholic Telecommunications Network of America

Catholic Telecommunications Network of America

American television network

Catholic Telecommunications Network of America was an American Catholic television network that existed from 1982 to 1994. It was sponsored by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, which spent $30 million on the network.[1][2] The network's failure has been explained by its being “unable to adapt quickly to its environment.”[3][2] It has been called "a mistake the church doesn't want to repeat".[1] Its competitor, EWTN, which also started up in the early 1980s, went on to become reportedly "the world’s largest religious media network".[2]

References

  1. [1]
    RICHTEL, MATT (8 April 1998). "For Bishops, Net Is Tool - Both Useful and Worrisome". New York Times. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. [2]
    Dulle, Colleen (30 September 2021). "Explainer: The story behind Pope Francis' beef with EWTN". America magazine, the Jesuit Review. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  3. [3]
    Phelps, Owen Charles (2000). "The failure of the Catholic Telecommunications Network of America: A qualitative case study DISSERTATION". The Learning and Technology Library. Retrieved 30 October 2021.


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