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But what are people going to tune into a local TV channel for - news / weather / up to date information about where they live; a cheap clone of a programme done far better by the big broadcasters; or some documentary made by students on a shoestring budget on a topic only a handful of people are interested in?
These local stations only hope is to try and out-local the BBC / ITV, not by trying to out the complete BBC/ITV offerings.
I don't see how totally killing off the entertainment commissions will help the channel to be honest. If all their in-house commissions become News based, will London Live becoming too similar to the BBC/ITV's offerings.
But what are people going to tune into a local TV channel for - news / weather / up to date information about where they live; a cheap clone of a programme done far better by the big broadcasters; or some documentary made by students on a shoestring budget on a topic only a handful of people are interested in?
These local stations only hope is to try and out-local the BBC / ITV, not by trying to out the complete BBC/ITV offerings.