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 2 RICHTEL, MATT (8 April 1998). "For Bishops, Net Is Tool - Both Useful and Worrisome". New York Times. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Dulle, Colleen (30 September 2021). "Explainer: The story behind Pope Francis' beef with EWTN". America magazine, the Jesuit Review. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  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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