Current TV? Are you watching?

Current is a national cable and satellite channel dedicated to bringing your voice to television.

Current is about what's going on: stories from the real world, told by you.

The schedule is sliced into short segments that are called "pods" -- each just a few minutes long. You'll see profiles of interesting people on the rise, intelligence on trends as they spring up around us, and international news from new perspectives. And much of it comes straight from you. Current calls it viewer-created content, or VC2. Right now, VC2 makes up about a third of the channel -- and that share is growing.

It works like this: Anyone who wants to contribute can upload a video. Then, everyone in the Current online community votes for what should be on TV. You can join in at either stage -- watch & vote or create & upload. (Current also has online training to help you get the skills you need to make TV!)

This is definitely not a traditional TV network. Watching Current, you'll see more, on more topics, from more points of view. But for Current to succeed, it needs you to do more than watch; it needs you to jump in and participate.