Included in this set of proceedings are a keynote address on the state of the art of cable television and the future of the television economy by Les Brown, editor-in-chief of "Channels" magazine; panel discussions on the structure of the cable television industry; the potential market for cable television arts programming; the birth and development of cable television channels oriented solely toward arts programming; the perspective of television producers regarding the development of arts programming for cable television; the current state of the art of cable television programming and production of the performing arts; and four aspects of cable television production, including production and broadcast rights and the financial support of arts activities broadcast over cable television. Also included are appendices listing the conference agenda, brief biographies of the panelists who participated in the conference, conference participants, and selected readings on topics covered by the conference. Question and answer sessions accompany each of the panel discussions. (JL)