[comtv-l] Support for community media in House of Lords debate: 25/11/09

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The Bishop of Manchester re Digital Economy Bill:

While I welcome the Bill's proposed changes to media ownership rules
following Ofcom's recommendations as a pragmatic step towards helping
local media organisations to survive in these challenging times, I
regard the pilot scheme for regional news consortia as more
significant. The potential that these partnerships have for plugging
the regional news gaps-on ITV, for example-and for unlocking the
capacity for local community media groups to get involved could herald
much more genuinely local local TV news. This takes me back to the
need for clarity on the funding mechanisms for these pilot schemes.
Can digital switchover surplus really be expected to cover the three
proposed pilot schemes as well as the necessary investment in
communications infrastructure?

http://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2009-11-25a.377.5&s=%22community+media%22#g391.0

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