Thread: General Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2
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Old 24-10-2016, 14:22   #2592
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2
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Originally Posted by nodrogd View Post
Local content is something the BBC does well, so no wonder it became a target. "Lets see if we can get other organisations to take it away from the BBC" was no doubt the conversation. The thing is ITV have been dropping the level of local content for years. It costs money to make programmes week after week for smaller audiences, so the commercial sector was always going to struggle even with some volunteer staff & "propping up" from the public purse.
Well, London Live has asked for even less local content to be shown on its channel.

http://www.a516digital.com/2016/10/n...se-london.html

Honestly, if a local channel in London, with the Houses of Parliament in its area, cannot make local TV pay, who can?
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