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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ to create new tv region based in Milton Keynes


Category: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

Date: 29.06.2004
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A new regional television region is to be created in Central England for Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire.

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The new Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ centre will be based in Milton Keynes and incorporate Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Three Counties Radio, which will eventually transfer to the city from Luton.


The announcement was made today as part of the biggest shift of investment out of London and into the Nations and Regions in the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's history by the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Chairman Michael Grade and Director-General Mark Thompson.


The move will see a new regional news programme created, broadcasting to almost three million viewers across the west of the current Look East area on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ ONE.

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Look East will continue to broadcast a separate programme across Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.

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Mark Thompson said today: "The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ is still far too London-based and this is simply not acceptable for a modern public service broadcaster that draws its income from all parts of the UK.

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"The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ should reflect the whole UK. One of the best ways of ensuring that it does is to base it across the whole UK, close to audiences and talent in all the nations and regions.

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"Over the period of the next Charter, there will be a significant shift of money, commissioning power, production and people out of London and into the rest of the UK.

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"Licence payers everywhere will benefit from a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ that is far more active in the area where they live and creates more programmes and services that are directly relevant to their lives and interests."


Tim Bishop, Head of Regional and Local Programmes at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ East, says: "We have today committed to provide a new regional television service for the west of the current Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Look East region.

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"This is an exciting move that will bring more local and relevant news to all our viewers by creating separate, dedicated local news services for the East and West of the region."


The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ will now explore location options for the new centre in Milton Keynes, and timescales for the move are yet to be confirmed.


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Category: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

Date: 29.06.2004
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