ME Programming Philosophy
ME Television is a showcase for regional talent and performance venues and a 24/7 resource for entertainment information.
With an emphasis on producing performance content, ME Television has established a new platform of television exposure for hundreds of talented professional artists each year that have not reached what is considered national / international celebrity stardom status, yet contribute very significantly to the overall music industry and making Austin the “Live Music Capitol of the World.”
Exposure to broader audiences is the key to building and sustaining successful careers in music, film and the arts. For many artists, audience exposure is limited to those who have the opportunity to see them perform live. ME Television is a 24-hour network featuring those performers and exposing their talents to an infinitely broader audience, creating new fans to by venue tickets and CD’s.
ME Television gives programming priority to Texas singers, songwriters, producers, videographers, filmmakers, artists, and performers in all art forms as well as the artists that tour and perform in the region and round out the vast array of live music available to Texas audiences. ME Television provides access to talent and performances that can’t be seen anywhere else on television.
ME Live! from Austin
ME Live! from Austin is the signature program on ME Television.
We feature live music performances by Texas and touring artists every night at 7 and 11pm. So far we have created more than 120 hours of original music programming you can't see anywhere else.
From favorites like Bob Schneider, Joe Ely and Del Castillo, to visiting artists like Collective Soul and Los Lobos, ME Live! proves that "Live Music Capital of the World" is more than just a marketing slogan.
Our crews tape concerts in multi camera HD on the ME Soundstage and in the clubs of Austin, including Antones, Emo's Stubb's, the Continental Club, Hill's Cafe, and La Zona Rosa.
ME Live! from Austin brings Austin's great live music scene right into your living room.
Texas Legends
Texas Legends is a one-hour series devoted to the musicians, artists, organizations and venues that have exceeded fame and critical acclaim and have arrived at the status of Legend
The highlight of this series in its first year is ME Television's documentary of the Paramount Theatre, the crown jewel of Austin entertainment venues.
ME Television explored the nearly one hundred year history of the Paramount, from its earliest days as a vaudeville house, where Austinites saw Houdini and the Marx Brothers perform. ME interviewed great contemporary artists who made their mark in the Paramount, including Lyle Lovette, Lilly Tomlin, Leo Kottke, and Joe Sears and Jaston Williams of Greater Tuna.
Tastes of Texas
Tastes of Texas is a program dedicated to good food, good music and good times.
Host Jennifer Peck visits a variety of Texas eateries that make music an important part of the menu. From Mediterranean cuisine on Tango Night at Cippolino to chicken fried steak and two-steppin' at the Broken Spoke, we cover all kinds of Texas tastes.
Restaurants as varied as Threadgills, Fonda San Miguel, Ararat, Cuba Libre, and DK Sushi have all been featured. Experience the recipes and personalities of both proprietors and patrons at some of Texas' tastiest and most tuneful restaurants with Tastes of Texas.
Timeline
Three words: Sonic Time Capsule.
ME Television turns back the clock with Timeline, a series dedicated to one day in time and the music, news and trends that defined that day. Wax nostalgic with music aficionado Jacqueline Renee about a wide range of historic events from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the first Lollapolooza.
Austinville
Austinville spotlights the places and personalities that make Austin such and interesting place to live.
Cultural headquarters like the new Blanton Art Museum and the future Long Center have been featured.
ME Television has gone backstage with the wacky cast of Esther's Follies, been bedazzled by the jewelry of Anthony Nak, and taken it to the hoop with the Austin Toro's basketball team.