Talk:C-SPAN

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Landmark Cases

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

Hi editors, for my next request, I propose adding a couple of sentences about Landmark Cases, a C-SPAN series with its own Wikipedia article, to the Special programming section.

Here is what I propose:

In 2015, C-SPAN premiered Landmark Cases: Historic Supreme Court Decisions, a 12-part mini-series about influential cases decided by the United States Supreme Court. A second season, also 12 episodes, aired in 2018.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Walsh, Mark (November 20, 2015). "C-SPAN to Examine Brown v. Board of Education in 'Landmark Cases' Series". Education Week. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
^ "Beginning February 26, 2018:A Second Season of C-SPAN's Special History Series: "Landmark Cases: Historic Supreme Court Decisions"" (PDF) (Press release). C-SPAN. January 17, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2025.

I think this will make the C-SPAN article more complete. Please let me know what you think! Cheers, BINK Robin (talk) 19:47, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Dahawk04 (talk) 13:55, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! BINK Robin (talk) 18:24, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

First Ladies series

An impartial editor has reviewed the proposed edit(s) and asked the editor with a conflict of interest to go ahead and make the suggested changes.

Hi editors, similar to my last request, I propose adding a couple sentences on a C-SPAN series that has its own Wikipedia article, First Ladies: Influence & Image.

First Ladies: Influence & Image, a 35-part series detailing the lives of American First Ladies, premiered in February 2013.^[1] A book based on the series, First Ladies: Presidential Historians on the Lives of 45 Iconic American Women, written by then C-SPAN co-CEO Susan Swain, was published in 2015.^[2]

References

^ Thompson, Krissah (February 17, 2013). "C-SPAN's series on first ladies begins, but Michelle Obama's legacy is still forming". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
^ "First Ladies: Presidential Historians on the Lives of 45 Iconic American Women". Publishers Weekly. February 23, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2025.

As with the last request, I think this will make the C-SPAN article more complete. Happy to answer any questions! Cheers BINK Robin (talk) 18:50, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. Dahawk04 Talk 💬 01:44, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Dahawk04: thanks! I've done that. Let me know if it looks okay! BINK Robin (talk) 15:58, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

C-SPAN platforms

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Hi editors, for my next request I propose updating the ways viewers can access C-SPAN. This request has a few parts:

Infobox

Add TuneIn, C-SPAN Now, C-SPAN Select, and C-SPAN Radio to the list of streaming services.
Update availability note to better fit template parameters

It would look like this:

Extended content

Introduction

Add TuneIn to list of places C-SPAN Radio can be heard (in bold, below)
- WCSP-FM is broadcast on FM radio in Washington, D.C., and is available throughout the U.S. on SiriusXM, via Internet streaming, TuneIn, and globally through iOS and Android apps.

Radio broadcasts

Add TuneIn, with source
Slightly tweak language for better flow and remove specification of Blackberry devices, which I don't believe is relevant any longer as Blackberry devices are no longer made

It would look like this (altered content struck through or bolded)

Its programming is livestreamed ~~at c-span.org~~ on the C-SPAN website and TuneIn and is available via apps for iPhone~~, BlackBerry~~ and Android devices.

Online availability

Add the following at the end of this section:
- C-SPAN programming is available to stream through the C-SPAN Now mobile application, which features breaking news and short videos, as well as through C-SPAN Select, a smart television application.^[1]

References

^ Mastrangelo, Dominick (September 13, 2023). "C-SPAN rolls out new Connected TV app". The Hill. Retrieved May 5, 2025.

Remove descriptor of online video ads as "YouTube-style", as that is an outdated means of describing the current video advertising model
- As of December 2019, C-SPAN has begun advertising on its online videos, with ~~YouTube-style~~ advertisements that can be skipped after five seconds.

Please let me know what you think! Cheers BINK Robin (talk) 15:58, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Walsh, Mark (November 20, 2015). "C-SPAN to Examine Brown v. Board of Education in 'Landmark Cases' Series". Education Week. Retrieved May 5, 2025.

[2] "Beginning February 26, 2018:A Second Season of C-SPAN's Special History Series: "Landmark Cases: Historic Supreme Court Decisions"" (PDF) (Press release). C-SPAN. January 17, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2025.

[3] Thompson, Krissah (February 17, 2013). "C-SPAN's series on first ladies begins, but Michelle Obama's legacy is still forming". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 5, 2025.

[4] "First Ladies: Presidential Historians on the Lives of 45 Iconic American Women". Publishers Weekly. February 23, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2025.

[5] Mastrangelo, Dominick (September 13, 2023). "C-SPAN rolls out new Connected TV app". The Hill. Retrieved May 5, 2025.

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