Local TV in the UK.
Dec 11 2017
The digital wires around Swansea have been buzzing with the news that That’s TV is set to take over Bay TV. That’s TV is a local television network in the United Kingdom, and is owned by That’s Media Ltd, which is based at The Flint Glass Works in the Ancoats suburb of Manchester The company […]
Aug 31 2017
Norwich based Mustard TV is to close on Thursday 31st August, with a special programme to mark the occasion. The channel is being sold to local TV group That’s TV. At 6pm, a final edition of The Mustard Show will say goodbye to the channel, which launched in March 2014 as part of the first […]
Aug 18 2017
The owners of Norfolk’s local TV station are proposing its sale, which could lead to potential job losses. Archant, owner of Mustard TV, is planning to sell to the That’s TV Group, which already runs channels in 10 different regions. If the sale goes through, it is understood current staff will not be needed to […]
Jul 11 2017
KMTV launched yesterday at 5:30pm, with the local programme Kent Tonight, an hour-long news programme broadcasting from the University of Kent’s Medway campus. The programme will air every weeknight. In the mornings, viewers will be able to watch KMTV’s weekday breakfast show with Garry and Laura. Local TV has gone on air across the UK […]
Jul 10 2017
London Live, the local TV channel for London, is to launch a new children’s strand. It follows a deal between the channel, Saban Brands and Studio 100. The new strand, to be called “Bounce”, will feature programmes including Heidi, Digimon and Power Rangers. Bounce will run from Monday to Saturday from 6am to 9am and […]
Jun 26 2017
Bay TV Swansea is requesting to have its local programme commitments cut. In July, when the channel turns one, it is due to increase its local hours from 17.5 hours a week to 20 hours a week as part of its original licence commitments. But Bay TV has written to Ofcom requesting that its commitments […]
May 25 2017
Sony Pictures Television and local TV network Made TV have teamed up for a new shared programme block. The new arrangement, which came into force on Thursday 25th May, sees local TV channels that belong to the Made TV network take two four-hour programme blocks from truTV every day, giving truTV prime access to Freeview […]
Sep 14 2016
ESTV Limited currently operates a local television service in the London area known as ‘London Live’. It has requested that Ofcom change some of the programming commitments for that service. Broadly speaking, these describe the type and volume of locally-relevant programming which ESTV Limited is required to provide and form part of its local TV […]
Aug 25 2016
Liverpool’s local TV channel Bay TV has gone into administration, less than two years after launching a service on Freeview and Virgin Media for viewers across the Merseyside area. Reports from local media confirm the 16 staff working for the channel will attempt to keep the channel on air, despite the financial troubles affecting the […]
Aug 24 2016
A buyer is being sought for Cambridge’s one year old local TV station to enable the current owner to fulfill his political ambitions. Cambridge TV owner Dr Peter Dawes OBE told Cambridge News that “several potential bidders” had been identified for the channel, which is broadcast on Freeview channel 7 and Virgin channel 159 across […]
Aug 14 2016
London Live, the capital’s TV channel, is delighted to announce that it will be partnering with Waze, the world’s largest community-based traffic and navigation app, for its live traffic update service which will be launching mid-August 2016. Waze is the free crowd-sourced navigation app that is powered by 50 million monthly users from around the […]
UKTV stays on satellite until the end of the decade
CITV: Children’s TV channel will close in September
That’s TV secures licence for That’s Cinema
BBC Radio 4 begins information campaign to transition listeners from Long Wave
Sky News launches international audio service
ITVX Kids launching in Summer 2023
CNN launches new FAST channel in Europe
More organisations join crusade to protect terrestrial television and radio
Channel launches and updates on Freeview
ITV announces closure of CITV
Jan 4 2018
Made TV goes national on satellite
Made TV has launched a single generic service on satellite replacing the existing regionalised service on Sky channel 117 for viewers who could previously see the Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool and Tyne & Wear channels. The channel is carried on Sky channel 134 in Wales, replacing Made in Cardiff. The new national channel carries a […]
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By Expat • Local TV • Tags: Made TV, Satellite