Jeremy Hunt and the DCMS have today announced the first Local TV pioneer areas which are expected to be:
- Belfast
- Birmingham
- Brighton and Hove
- Bristol
- Cardiff
- Edinburgh
- Glasgow
- Grimsby
- Leeds
- Liverpool
- London
- Manchester
- Newcastle
- Norwich
- Nottingham
- Oxford
- Plymouth
- Preston
- Southampton
- Swansea
with a further 24 areas to follow.
At Talk About Local we are advocates of true #localTV and keep a list of Local Internet TV channels. We are interested in exploring ways that our network of #hyperlocal websites are able to work with the new Local TV channels in mutually beneficial ways. You can contact us at hello@talkaboutlocal.org if you would like to explore possible links between Local TV & Hyperlocal sites.
Mike, the Talk About Local technical ninja, has been publishing on the internet for over 15 years and specialises moderation around contentious issues, technical aspects of WordPress and Geolocation of content.
Mike ran the nationally acclaimed Pits n Pots website from 2009 -2012 which scrutinised Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
