It seems somewhat curious that a broadcast might have to approach the regulator to reduce the number of repeating showings in its schedule, but London Live has done just that.
German cable industry to discuss analogue switch-off
Analogue switch-off on cable networks, the financing of broadband expansion and new revenue sources for local TV broadcasters are in the focus of the 17th edition of German cable industry trade fair Kabelkongress which will take place in Leipzig on October 6 and 7, 2014.
Birmingham local TV collapses
Birmingham’s delayed local TV station has called in the administrators before even making it to air.
Germany: Local TV needs to focus on internet
Local TV and radio broadcasters need to make their content more widely available on the internet to attract the young target group, according to Siegfried Schneider, president of Bavarian media authority BLM.
Local TV in decline in Germany
The number of commercial local and regional TV channels has considerably decreased in Germany last year.
TeleZüri to launch HD channel
TeleZüri, the local TV channel for Zurich and surroundings, will offer its programmes in high definition (HD) from May 12, 2014.
Local TV comes to London, again
London Live will today attempt to succeed where others before it have failed, when it becomes the third of the new wave of local TV stations to launch in the UK, after Grimsby and Norwich.
Mustard TV goes live in Norwich
Mustard TV, the second of the UK’s new local TV services, goes live from Norwich at 5.30 on Monday evening.
Switch on for UK local TV
Comux UK has switched on the local TV Network Operations Centre (NOC) ahead of the launch of Estuary TV in Grimsby.
More UK local TV
Ofcom has announced plans to advertise local TV services for another 11 locations. Applications are being sought for Barnstaple, Basingstoke, Derry/Londonderry, Gloucester, Guildford, Limavady, Luton, Maidstone, Plymouth, Reading and Salisbury.