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Interesting read if your a fan of local news and regional programmes on ITV1. TTTV Statement 2007
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Since when was it a quota!?
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The current regional licences require between 235 hours (Border) and 287 hours (other English licences) of regional news programmes. In addition, where required under the licences, subregional news programming and bulletins were also provided.
Following schedule changes in September 2006, the weekly average for regional news will fall below the 5.5 hours a week set out in the majority of licences. ITV notified Ofcom of this shortfall and has opened a dialogue with the regulator regarding the possibility of setting the licence quota in line with natural schedule delivery. This is under consideration by the regulator.
The regional licences (except ITV Border) will deliver 78 hours of non-news programming including 22 hours of current affairs. (ITV Border’s requirements are 59 hours of non-news programming including seven hours of current affairs).
There will be 78 peak slots in the schedule, 56 near peak with the remainder in off-peak.
With the concerted move to independent production in 2005 all regions will exceed the 25% independent quota with most exceeding 50%. There will be no repeat programming in the core regional service. More than 90% of each region’s total regional schedule will be original production for that region, made in the licence area.
Following schedule changes in September 2006, the weekly average for regional news will fall below the 5.5 hours a week set out in the majority of licences. ITV notified Ofcom of this shortfall and has opened a dialogue with the regulator regarding the possibility of setting the licence quota in line with natural schedule delivery. This is under consideration by the regulator.
The regional licences (except ITV Border) will deliver 78 hours of non-news programming including 22 hours of current affairs. (ITV Border’s requirements are 59 hours of non-news programming including seven hours of current affairs).
There will be 78 peak slots in the schedule, 56 near peak with the remainder in off-peak.
With the concerted move to independent production in 2005 all regions will exceed the 25% independent quota with most exceeding 50%. There will be no repeat programming in the core regional service. More than 90% of each region’s total regional schedule will be original production for that region, made in the licence area.
Since when was it a quota!?