No National Network for Local TV

MAY 18, 2011 12:05 AM| no comments

So it seems the Government now has cold feet over its plans for a national network for local tv – the so called Channel 6. The plan was to have a national channel occupying a prime slot on the various EPGs’ with opt outs for local channels. In this way, or so the argument went, […]

Keep talking in tough times

MARCH 04, 2011 12:03 AM| no comments

As we all know local authorities in the UK are bearing the brunt of public sector spending cuts. Local Government is seeing funding cut by 28% with much of it front loaded. The Local Government Association estimates councils face a funding shortfall of over 6 billion pounds over the next four years. But whilst we’ve […]