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Originally Posted by jj20x
Indeed, I wonder how long it will last before we see news of a takeover by Made TV or That's TV. Note that That's TV is basically carried on Freeview only and that the newer Made TV franchises such as North Wales & Teesside don't have carriage on Sky.
As the period of cross funding from the BBC ends for the older local tv franchises, it will be interesting to see how the original commitments to local content are allowed to fall by the wayside. Also, with funding restrictions, how long will the franchises carried on multiple platforms be able to continue to do so?
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"Coming soon to Virgin TV.. the departure of cash-strapped local tv franchises" perhaps?
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Having spoken to contacts at both Confetti & Inclusive Digital today (they use our facilities quite regularly for filming) it is exactly that, the cross funding has now ended so they have had to look at all platforms on a cost/value basis.
As Nottingham is a predominantly Virgin Media area and the majority of viewers use either the VM platform or Freeview (their words not mine), the exorbitant fees (their words again) charged for satellite carriage (I'm guessing by Sky for guide listing?) have been deemed unsustainable.
Seems Notts TV is here to stay, just not on Sky.
Cheers
Phil