tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230830988577370012.post1006821369871880824..comments2023-04-21T03:30:05.199+01:00Comments on RichardHorsman.com: Local TV; Tell Me Why I'm WrongRichard Horsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12870193588395496620noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230830988577370012.post-39300312942061107322012-04-18T22:05:21.676+01:002012-04-18T22:05:21.676+01:00IP TV might work. Local TV in a traditional form ...IP TV might work. Local TV in a traditional form has no chance. Unless you have deep pockets and a wealthy parent you are doomed. The problem is not one person I have met have said... I really wish we mad more local news. People know where to go to find it and that world is changing fast. If I were a shareholder of LeedsTV I would be selling fast. This is not personal just wise words. In fact, the screen image looks good. They no doubt have great staff, lots of ambition and tons of ideas. That won't be enough. Good luck to them though. I mean that.TEAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270369077937859231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230830988577370012.post-13281951840088160272012-04-07T16:23:30.955+01:002012-04-07T16:23:30.955+01:00Well said. I too would love it too succeed but am ...Well said. I too would love it too succeed but am very sceptical. A couple of further figures, claims and comment to throw into the mix...<br /><br />3%: the claimed share required to make the service sustainable. That's bigger than Sky One. In fact, only the 5 national terrestrial channels do at least this well.<br /><br />£165,000. The claimed likely amount of subsidy (licence fee income) the licencee in Leeds will receive in year one. This will reduce to approx £65,000 in year two and £40,000 in year three.<br /><br />The Canadian comparison. The Secretary of State has quoted Canada as a model the UK can emulate. A former Canadian TV producer now working in Leeds claims there are three flaws here. First, the individual stations have reduced to becoming no more than an hour of local news daily with the remainder of the schedule devoted to syndicated US imports (mainly old feature films). Secondly, the Canadian market has no history of regional TV programming, so there are two tiers: local and national (compared with the current two tiers in the UK: regional and national - though how long will ITV1 have a regional presence?). Finally, geography. Canadians live in conurbations far from the next conurbation. So one lives/sleeps/eats/works all in the same city TV area. In the much more densely populated UK, this doesn't happen, not least in metropolitan areas where towns and cities blend into one another. So, while I work in Leeds and am quite interested in what happens there -what entertainment is going on etc - I won't be able to watch it in York, and why would I, if it's editorial is exclusively Leeds: lives in the UK are not lived as 'locally' as in Canada. <br /><br />All reasons that come back to your original question: how will these stations sustain themselves and break-even as not-for-profit trusts, let alone make a return for shareholders? But I wish all involved every success.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com