[CMA TV] UK LOCAL TV FORUM - 22nd March 2006 - Advance Notice

[Dave Rushton]

UK LOCAL TV FORUM - digital local television - 22nd March 2006
10.00-5.00pm
CoSLA, Rosebery House, Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh
EH12 5XZ

To register, email names of delegates and organisation to 
local.tv at virgin.net before Friday 17th February

Registration fee £75.00 (concessions available on enquiry)

“The Government are committed to supporting local television and we 
very much hope to see an expansion of services in the future. We 
envisage that local television will play a valuable role in keeping 
communities informed and in particular, help keep in touch those most 
socially isolated members of the community who may not have access, or 
are uneasy about using new technology. Local television will also bring 
economic benefits to areas in terms of employment and training....”
LORD McINTOSH, Minister for the Media and Heritage at DCMS, addressing 
Scottish Local TV Forum 2005.

The ‘add/drop solution’ was initially proposed at the Scottish Local TV 
Forum. It “offers the most consistent and convenient solution, and 
potentially offers the widest reach for Local TV of all the terrestrial 
options.”
OFCOM's Local TV Report, Digital Local, January 2006

												
					UK LOCAL TV FORUM
10.00				Registration and Exhibition

10.30				LOCAL FREEVIEW & BROADBAND on TV

					ENGINEERING LOCAL DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION
					Serge Francois, Terayon, Belgium,
					Andy Woodcock, ngwireless TBC
					Frank Brown, arqiva TBC
					PROSPECTS FOR BROADBAND ON TV
					Alison Stack, BT, TBC

					Q&A

11.45				COFFEE	
		
12.00				COUNCIL CHANNELS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

					COUNTY TV
					Peter Williams, PWTV
					SOUTH LANARKSHIRE TV
					Drew King

					Q&A

1.00					LUNCH

2.00					ASENSE OF PROPORTION?

					CITY TV KOSICE - CITY TERRESTRIAL with SATELLITE
					Eva Dekanovska, City TV Kosice
					COMMUNITY PRODUCTION OPPORTUNITIES WITH BBC LOCAL
					Nic Millington, Rural Media Company
					Q&A

3.45					TEA									
4.00					INVESTMENT ENTERPRISE and PARTNERSHIP

					VENTURE CAPITAL
					TBC
					REGIONAL ENTERPRISE
					TBC
					REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS & LOCAL NEWS
					Ian Davies, Archant

					Q&A	
			
5.00 					FINISH	

Organised by ACTO - local public service television directory, 
Institute of Local Television and The Broadcasting Trust