<div dir="ltr"><div>Quote:</div><div><br></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>The Lib Dems - currently behind the Labour, the Conservatives and UKIP in terms of support, according to YouGov - have also committed to: "Redirecting the current subsidies for ‘local TV’, which have failed to contribute significantly to cultural life".</div><div><br></div><div>The manifesto said the party would: “Use a variety of measures to ensure that there is a vibrant local and ‘hyperlocal’ media to help inform citizens about their local area and their local politics, including: Redirecting the current subsidies for ‘local TV’, which have failed to contribute significantly to cultural life; Extending Ofcom’s community radio grant support to online hyperlocals, and allowing non-profit local media outlets to obtain charitable status where the public interest is being served.”</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/lib-dem-manifesto-if-press-havent-signed-genuinely-independent-self-regulation-year-parliament-will">http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/lib-dem-manifesto-if-press-havent-signed-genuinely-independent-self-regulation-year-parliament-will</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_signature">Community Media Association</div><div class="gmail_signature">-- <br><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk/</a><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><br><br>Canstream Internet Radio & Video<br><a href="http://www.canstream.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk/</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/canstream" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/canstream</a></div></div>
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