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#JNTM: Think of Conservative local media plans as multimedia, not just TV, says Roger Parry
Former Johnston Press chair talks about his plans for local media
Posted by Judith Townend on 09/06/10Trinity Mirror questions Hunt's local TV plans as local news consortia axed
New Culture Secretary cuts Independently Funded News Consortia and plans for local TV and changes to cross-media ownership rules
Posted by Laura Oliver on 09/06/10STV in recruitment drive for local news microsite network
Scottish broadcaster hiring editors for network of more than 200 town and city sites
Posted by Laura Oliver on 21/05/10Video for local newspapers: lessons from the Emmy-nominated Star-Ledger
Journalism.co.uk talks to the US newspaper about what makes video work for newspapers and why it's not 'a magic bullet'
Posted by Laura Oliver on 01/04/10STV launches local microsite network for more than 200 locations
New site will feature user reviews and opportunities for student writers
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View TV Group plans to bring local TV to 660 UK towns
Local TV platform is in talks with 78 interested parties, including a newspaper group
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 22 July 2011Hunt favours individual stations for local television plan
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt changes his plan from a centralised service to a network of stations for local TV
Posted by Andy Halls on 20 July 2011Guardian: Jeremy Hunt stakes his reputation on local television
Community purists fear 'Channel 6' will become just another national channel while others are sceptical of plan's commercial viability
Posted by Joel Gunter on 28 February 2011Channel 6 to partner with universities across the UK
Channel 6, which is reportedly planning on bidding for the new national TV network, has plans underway to work with both Sunderland and Cardiff University
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 25 February 2011Guardian: Greg Dyke's LTN group to bid for national TV network
Local Television Network is planning on bidding for a new national TV network announced by Jeremy Hunt at the Oxford Media Convention
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 23 February 2011Jeremy Hunt on local TV plans: full speech
A new national television channel which will be devoted to providing local news and information via regional services, was announced by Jeremy Hunt
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 19 January 2011Ofcom delivers local TV report to Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for culture, media and sport is considering an Ofcom report on ways the current system of public service broadcasting (PSB) might be changed
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 13 December 2010Local TV operators criticise new service YouView in letter to Times
Plans for YouView, a new on-demand and internet-connected TV service have been criticised by local TV operators and production firms.
Posted by Laura Oliver on 5 October 2010Jeremy Hunt: Providing local content should be condition of broadcasters' licences
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt intends to make the provision of local content a condition of the licences given to commercial broadcasters like ITV, Channel 4 and Five
Posted by Joel Gunter on 28 September 2010paidContent: Advisory panel preparing report on local TV development
A report on ways to establish new local TV services is due to be delivered to culture secretary Jeremy Hunt by the end of the month
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 13 September 2010First local TV stations planned by Hunt to be licensed by 2012
Plans for local media include a relaxation of the rules governing cross-media ownership and for the first of Hunt's local TV stations to be licensed by summer 2012
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 16 July 2010Jeremy Hunt: No local TV is one of biggest gaps in British broadcasting
New Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt tied his colours firmly to the local TV mast in his inaugural speech on the media and digital economy
Posted by Laura Oliver on 9 June 2010Media Guardian: Regional news consortia will miss election contract deadline
Attempts to rush through plans for Independently Funded News Consortia before the general election, have failed
Posted by Laura Oliver on 8 April 2010IFNC update: CN Group, STV, ITN and Bauer in race for news consortia pilots
Scottish broadcaster STV has confirmed its bid in partnership with ITN and Bauer Media for the independently funded news consortia pilot scheme in Scotland
Posted by Laura Oliver on 4 January 2010SFNBlog: Local TV is 'most important' news source in US
SFN's World Digital Media Trends 2007 has reported that local TV news is rated 'as the most important news source,' followed by the internet
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MPs examine issues raised in DCMS select committee local media report
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 24/06/10