Fantastic news: Sheffield Local Television (SLTV) has been awarded the licence to operate Sheffield’s first digital local television channel. The decision, taken by communications regulator Ofcom, follows 20 months of campaigning. Sheffield Local Television represents a consortium of Sheffield-based organisations launched in 2011 and led by Community Media Solutions Ltd (CMS), a Sheffield-based media development […]
Tramlines, tour de Sheffield – and television
July 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Great few days in Sheffield. Last weekend the fantastic Tramlines festival brought around 150,000 people to venues across the city, for a feast of free gigs. With music for every taste we were spoiled for choice and the atmosphere was cracking – helped everyone’s relief that at last the rain had subsided. We got down […]
TV and radio coverage for AMT
October 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Really busy week with my client Action for Market Towns. Their annual convention took place in the lovely Shropshire market town of Ludlow last Thursday: pretty much every hotel and B&B in the town was fully booked, and we reckon the event injected well over £100,000 into Ludlow’s economy. The convention marked the launch of […]
Death of the High Street
September 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Last night’s Tonight Programme on ITV1, titled ‘Death of the High Street’ is worth a watch (http://www.itv.com/news/tonight/episodes/death-of-the-high-street/ ). At 25 minutes it could barely scratch the surface, but was a short and succinct summary of the well known issues affecting UK High streets – average vacancy rates have tripled in the last three years – […]
