Brum's City TV goes bust

Without doing a thing towards setting themselves up!

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...ust?CMP=twt_gu

Richard

Well that must be a record. I don't give the London one long unless they get
to grips with providing stuff normal people want to look at.
Brian

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"Dickie mint" wrote in message
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Without doing a thing towards setting themselves up!

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...ust?CMP=twt_gu

Richard

On 08/08/2014 18:01, Dickie mint wrote:
Without doing a thing towards setting themselves up!

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...ust?CMP=twt_gu

Oh !

The London station has applied to Ofcom to trim back its news
commitments, so it's relying on a diet of 1980s and 90s repeats
of BBC, LWT, and C4 programmes. Not quite what Jezzer Hunt had in mind.

I think the Norwich and Grimsby stations are keeping their heads above
water. The Glasgow and Edinburgh stations probably have the best chance
of survival because they are run by STV.

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On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 09:44:24 +0100, Mark Carver
wrote:

Without doing a thing towards setting themselves up!

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...ust?CMP=twt_gu

Oh !

The London station has applied to Ofcom to trim back its news
commitments, so it's relying on a diet of 1980s and 90s repeats
of BBC, LWT, and C4 programmes. Not quite what Jezzer Hunt had in mind.

Since that wouldn't distinguish it from several of the higher-numbered
Freeview channels we've already got, it's difficult to see how they
could hope to entice any viewers.

Rod.

On 09/08/2014 10:24, Roderick Stewart wrote:
On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 09:44:24 +0100, Mark Carver
wrote:

Without doing a thing towards setting themselves up!

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...ust?CMP=twt_gu

Oh !

The London station has applied to Ofcom to trim back its news
commitments, so it's relying on a diet of 1980s and 90s repeats
of BBC, LWT, and C4 programmes. Not quite what Jezzer Hunt had in mind.

Since that wouldn't distinguish it from several of the higher-numbered
Freeview channels we've already got, it's difficult to see how they
could hope to entice any viewers.

Which they've failed to do. Their business model is to target 20
something urban 'trendies'. (Exactly the sort of person who doesn't
bother with TV). I read recently the only regular measurable audience
are 50-60 year olds living in the Home Counties, for about 1 minute a
day. Presumably folk on their way to BBC 4 and ITV 3 (Freeview Ch 9 &
10) who stumble across London Live (on Ch 8) on the way as they step
along with the CH+ button !


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Mark Carver wrote:

Since that wouldn't distinguish it from several of the higher-numbered
Freeview channels we've already got, it's difficult to see how they
could hope to entice any viewers.

Which they've failed to do. Their business model is to target 20
something urban 'trendies'. (Exactly the sort of person who doesn't
bother with TV). I read recently the only regular measurable audience
are 50-60 year olds living in the Home Counties, for about 1 minute a
day.

Maybe a better business model would be to target us oldies then. I'd
love a channel that had news biased to the right as much as the BBC and
C4 are biased to the left. Daily Mail Television! Ha!

Bill

On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 09:44:24 +0100, Mark Carver
wrote:

The London station has applied to Ofcom to trim back its news
commitments, so it's relying on a diet of 1980s and 90s repeats
of BBC, LWT, and C4 programmes. Not quite what Jezzer Hunt had in mind.

What did Jezzer have in mind I wonder? Did he even have a mind to have
anything in?

On 09/08/2014 09:44, Mark Carver wrote:
On 08/08/2014 18:01, Dickie mint wrote:
Without doing a thing towards setting themselves up!

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...ust?CMP=twt_gu


Oh !

The London station has applied to Ofcom to trim back its news
commitments, so it's relying on a diet of 1980s and 90s repeats
of BBC, LWT, and C4 programmes. Not quite what Jezzer Hunt had in mind.

I think the Norwich and Grimsby stations are keeping their heads above
water. The Glasgow and Edinburgh stations probably have the best chance
of survival because they are run by STV.




we had a channel 6 in oxford back in the analogue days.
sadly it was just as digital broadcasting was taking off - and they were
not on digital so they eventually disappeared.

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"Paul Ratcliffe" wrote in message
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On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 09:44:24 +0100, Mark Carver

wrote:

The London station has applied to Ofcom to trim back its news
commitments, so it's relying on a diet of 1980s and 90s repeats
of BBC, LWT, and C4 programmes. Not quite what Jezzer Hunt had in mind.

What did Jezzer have in mind I wonder? Did he even have a mind to have
anything in?

He expected them to be full of local news and community programming.

he didn't expect them to be "me too" channels completely devoid of news
reporting.

You may think that expectation unrealistic - I couldn't possibly comment

tim

On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 12:02:11 +0100, the dog from that film you saw
wrote:

On 09/08/2014 09:44, Mark Carver wrote:
On 08/08/2014 18:01, Dickie mint wrote:
Without doing a thing towards setting themselves up!

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...ust?CMP=twt_gu


Oh !

The London station has applied to Ofcom to trim back its news
commitments, so it's relying on a diet of 1980s and 90s repeats
of BBC, LWT, and C4 programmes. Not quite what Jezzer Hunt had in mind.

I think the Norwich and Grimsby stations are keeping their heads above
water. The Glasgow and Edinburgh stations probably have the best chance
of survival because they are run by STV.




we had a channel 6 in oxford back in the analogue days.
sadly it was just as digital broadcasting was taking off - and they were
not on digital so they eventually disappeared.

Channel M in Manchester was broadcasting in analouge right up to DSO.

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