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Originally Posted by Chris
A further aspect of this licence streamlining process is Ofcom’s proposal to automatically extend licences for the 34 hyper-local TV channels currently serving cities across the UK. At present these licences will expire in 2025. Ofcom recognises they may need more time to become commercially viable and so … guess what … is proposing a simplified renewal process, that gives them more time to succeed, with a new licence lasting until 2034.
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Even if you extended them until 2099 I don't reckon they would be commercially viable.
"Hyper local my arse" as Jim Royle would say!