Mar 3 2011
STV has joined a bid submitted by Richard Horwood’s Channel 6 group to adopt Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt’s new UK-wide channel for delivering local TV services. Last month, Channel 6 submitted an expression of interest to Hunt about running the new national channel on Freeview, providing a “backbone” for local services around the UK. STV, […]
Jan 5 2009
Ireland’s Channel 6 has been rebranded 3e as part of a plan to align it more closely with parent channel TV3.The channel launched on March 30, 2006 and signed a number of distribution deals with key US studios including Fox, NBC and CBS Paramount. TV3, which acquired the channel for approximately €12m in July, will […]
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May 4 2011
Channel 6 has cross-party support
A ComRes poll conducted by Channel 6 has revealed that nearly 90% of MPs support plans for more local TV across the UK. Channel 6, which is led by former Trinity Mirror executive Richard Horwood, recently submitted a bid to culture secretary Jeremy Hunt to take on the new channel, which would have a national […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Channel 6, Local TV