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toady 25-04-2014 16:16
Re: Local TV
 
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35692334)

They could have music video shows sponsored by the likes of HMV for example (they are still trading, aren't they?) film reviews/excerpts sponsored by cinemas, and so on. With a bit of imagination and not too much of a financial outlay, I would have thought it would be possible to have these TV stations attracting an audience.

But then again, maybe not :rolleyes:

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With viewing figures so low no advertiser would waste their money, they would get a better return fly posting

andy_m 25-04-2014 17:20
Re: Local TV
 
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35692334)
I think I'll stick with the regional news bulletins on the main channels! Clearly the people running these businesses have no idea at all if London Live are anything to go by.
There is an argument that the way in which national tv is split regionally means that very often the local bulletins are irrelevant to a lot of the area in which they are broadcast. Local TV is supposed to go some way to addressing that. Your point about businesses is interesting, because the whole point of Local TV is that it is accepted that there isn't really any profitable way to provide these services, but there is evidence that they are required. More to the point, TV, the most widely used media medium(!), lags behind older technology in radio and print as far as provision of local output is concerned. That is a bit silly when you think about it.

muppetman11 25-04-2014 17:42
Re: Local TV
 
Couldn't they have tested the water online first ?

andy_m 25-04-2014 20:08
Re: Local TV
 
I'm not sure how that works. If the problem identified is that the biggest and most widely used medium in most people's homes doesn't cater for a specific need, how could you road test a solution anywhere else than said medium?

cj136uk 25-04-2014 21:50
Re: Local TV
 
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35692403)
Couldn't they have tested the water online first ?
No! Blame the govt pushing ahead

muppetman11 25-04-2014 22:29
Re: Local TV
 
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Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35692440)
I'm not sure how that works. If the problem identified is that the biggest and most widely used medium in most people's homes doesn't cater for a specific need, how could you road test a solution anywhere else than said medium?
Aye true clearly it'll never work.:D

alwaysabear 25-04-2014 22:36
Re: Local TV
 
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35692461)
Aye true clearly it'll never work.:D
I have to agree seems a waste of money to me.:(

andy_m 26-04-2014 19:02
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I'm not convinced it's necessarily been the best start, but actually some of the programming on London Live is quite innovative and, above all, relevant. Of course, depending on your location, I guess ymmv, but I'm not entirely sure I understand the opposition?

OLD BOY 26-04-2014 19:37
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Well, given that London is where the House of Commons is, I would have thought that the politicians would be lining up to discuss their pet subjects on such a channel. I can see how this could be successful, but I'm not sure the right people are putting enough energy into making the schedules interesting.

spiderplant 26-04-2014 20:04
Re: Local TV
 
Estuary TV seems to do fine with a much smaller potential audience. Maybe London is too large and diverse to get that local feel? Or maybe there is enough London-specific media already?

Media Boy UK 19-06-2014 20:01
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MB Blog: Three more local TV Channels confirmed.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...-local-tv.html

Doug P 24-06-2014 13:01
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I used to really like local tv... Thames LWT Anglia ATV/Central Granada TSW HTV Southern TVS Meridian.... :-)

cj136uk 24-06-2014 13:38
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None of those TV companies exist anymore.
They were also regional, not local

OLD BOY 24-06-2014 13:45
Re: Local TV
 
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Originally Posted by cj136uk (Post 35709406)
None of those TV companies exist anymore.
They were also regional, not local
He was joking, CJ.

cj136uk 24-06-2014 13:52
Re: Local TV
 
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35709413)
He was joking, CJ.
I know! I'm being sarcastic back


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