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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Hi Jacqui<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Do you know if there will be a high financial aspect to the bidding?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Kind Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Sandeep <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jaqui Devereux<br><b>Sent:</b> 11 August 2011 10:38<br><b>To:</b> cma-l<br><b>Subject:</b> [cma-l] CMA and the development of local TV<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Dear all<br><br>A few of you have asked if the CMA will be putting in a bid for local TV. We will not be as the CMA, as a number of you from across the sector are or will be involved in locally based consortium bids. We see our role as advocacy/honest brokers/policy development oversight so that the sector throughout the UK gets the best deal and opportunity for involvement in this exciting development.<br><br>To that end, if any of you have queries, things you would like raised with DCMS and/or Ofcom as the policy framework is further developed please do let us know.<br><br>Best wishes<br><br>Jaqui<br clear=all><br>-- <br><b>Jaqui Devereux</b><br>Director, Community Media Association<br>Community Media Association<br><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk</a><br><br>t: 0114 279 5219<br><br>Canstream Internet Radio & Video<br><a href="http://www.canstream.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk/</a><br><br><a href="http://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/community_media</a><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>