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Originally Posted by muppetman11
As predicted a total waste of money.
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I think it's a little early to make that assessment. I know it's a different situation, but critics of Sky Atlantic often point to supposedly poor viewing figures - and in fairness you'd be amongst the first to point out the bigger picture.
The bigger picture with local tv is that there is a genuine desire for local news content on tv which is perhaps currently only served by local radio and print media, despite tv being the biggest household medium, but there is currently little chance of a commercial station being successful enough to last the distance, so now they're being subsidised. I don't think anyone can be surprised if they don't get it immediately right, but so what if the figures aren't great? That's kind of the point.