Museum of Television & Radio Changes Name
June 5th, 2007 in TV
The Museum of Television & Radio, with locations Los Angeles and New York, has decided to change its name. The Museum of Television & Radio will now be know as Paley Center for Media. The new name is a tribute to founder William S. Paley and a better reflection of the changing dynamics of today’s world.
“The media world has changed dramatically since our founder, William Paley, created the Museum as a way to preserve our cultural heritage as expressed through television and radio,” said Frank A. Bennack, Jr. “Today, while these media remain hugely important, media as a whole, across all platforms and national boundaries, has changed how we receive news and entertainment, and in the process, how we think about ourselves, our culture, and other societies. The new name reflects the reality of a more fully converged world.”
The center holds 100 years of television and radio history so any true “screenhead” should probably visit if given the opportunity. The name change seems like a good idea, being that things like the Internet are changing the way people are entertained, do research, and also get their news.
“In this digital era,” Peter Chernin, a board member and the president and COO of News Corporation, said, “The Paley Center for Media is challenged — just as the major media companies are — to use digital technologies to expand and engage audiences in new ways. The new name reflects a shift in direction that increasingly will take the institution beyond its eight walls and keep it on the cutting edge of where media is going. No one would have appreciated the need to adapt and expand better than Bill Paley — one of the most innovative media pioneers of the last century.”
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