Napier Bid to run Local TV Channels
Plans are afoot to develop two local television stations within Scotland, offering local community programming for the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Glasgow TV (GTV) and Edinburgh TV (ETV) hope to be created and run by Edinburgh Napier University.
In partnership with STV and Glasgow Caledonian University, bids have been submitted by Napier after Ofcom made 21 local television licences available across the UK, two of which are in Scotland. Licenses are expected to be awarded in Autumn.
Director of channels at STV, Bobby Hain commented: “GTV and ETV are well placed to offer innovative and viable local TV options for Glasgow and Edinburgh.
“We’re delighted to be working with our leading university partners to offer informative content that focuses on relevant, community news.
Principal and Vice chancellor of Napier, Professor Dame Joan Stringer, said: “This bid represents a tremendous opportunity for our students, as well as the wider community in Edinburgh.
“As an institution with a long history of producing first-class broadcast journalists, we are very pleased to now be a partner in the Edinburgh TV bid.”
