[cma-l] CMA Council meeting

[CMA-L]

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From: Richard Laurence <rjhlaurence at mac.com>

Hi Phil,

Just two thoughts:

1. Local TV on Freeview: can one or more local services be
accommodated on regional freeview multiplexes in place of the numerous
national shopping channels? Or if a dedicated "local" multiplex is
created in each area, will there be legislation to ensure the channels
on it remain local? Otherwise I can see "local" multiplex owners
selling the airtime to shopping channels.

2. FM: moving national radio off FM is madness as it will make tens of
millions of FM radios unable to receive national channels. The upshot
of that would be people who are forced to buy new digital radios would
have no incentive to go to FM to look for local stations which would
effectively be on an obsolete system. Either all stations of every
size are given DAB frequencies or they all stay on FM (my preferred
option). It ain't broke so don't fix it.

Cheers,

Richard Laurence

On 4 Aug 2009, at 12:32, CMA-L <cma-l at commedia.org.uk> wrote:

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>
> From: Phil Shepherd <phil at somersetfilm.com>
>
> Dear Members and Friends
>
> The CMA Council meets tomorrow in Glasgow, hosted on this occasion by Awaz FM.
>
> Our agenda includes:
>
> - feedback and next steps post Digital Britain
> - strategies to support for the sector campaign for increasing the
> size of the Community Radio Fund (which includes the petition to
> Gordon Brown)
> - prospects for Community & Local Television in the wake of lacklustre
> support from Lord Carter's report
> - update on the emerging Make Media Project
> - development of streaming and other member services
> - UK sector relations with European colleagues and opportunities therein
> - schedule for regional CMA meetings over the next few months
>
> Thoughts and contributions welcomed from all today or first thing
> tomorrow via this list.
>
> I will provide feedback fcrom the meeting by the end of next week.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Phil Shepherd
> Chair of Council
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> Community Media Association
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