Friday, 24 October 2014

STV bids for local TV licences in Aberdeen, Ayr and Dundee

Info thanks to STV:

STV has today confirmed it has submitted applications to Ofcom to deliver local TV in Aberdeen, Ayr and Dundee.

The applications have been submitted in partnership with Robert Gordon University and North East Scotland College in Aberdeen, the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) in Ayr, and Abertay University and Dundee and Angus College in Dundee.

STV’s applications for Aberdeen, Ayr and Dundee propose to deliver local news and current affairs content.

Working in partnership with the further education colleges and universities will provide media students with the opportunity to learn and train in a live TV environment.

The education partners will be represented on the respective boards of each local TV service should the applications be successful.

STV Edinburgh will launch in early January 2015 on Virgin Media, Sky and Freeview.

This information has still to be confirmed by Ofcom that time of posting.