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IFNCs and the politics of local news provision

PublisherEnders Analysis.
Publish Date March 4, 2010
Sector Public Policy.
Company ITV.

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GAIN ACCESS

The IFNC process remains on track, but the pilot contracts may not be signed off this side of the general election if Labour wins the election, this will not be material to the pilots or the wider IFNC project in the Digital Economy Bill.

Report Overview

IFNCs and the politics of local news provision

The IFNC process remains on track, but the pilot contracts may not be signed off this side of the general election if Labour wins the election, this will not be material to the pilots or the wider IFNC project in the Digital Economy Bill.

Given their opposition to IFNCs, we expect a win for the Conservatives would halt the pilot negotiations as well as the wider IFNC project.

The Conservative plan appears to be the creation of a network of local media companies. We are sceptical that such LMCs would be commercially viable.

Report Overview

IFNCs and the politics of local news provision

The IFNC process remains on track, but the pilot contracts may not be signed off this side of the general election  if Labour wins the election, this will not be material to the pilots or the wider IFNC project in the Digital Economy Bill.

Given their opposition to IFNCs, we expect a win for the Conservatives would halt the pilot negotiations  as well as the wider IFNC project.

The Conservative plan appears to be the creation of a network of local media companies. We are sceptical that such LMCs would be commercially viable.

The IFNC process remains on track, but the pilot contracts may not be signed off this side of the general election if Labour wins the election, this will not be material to the pilots or the wider IFNC project in the Digital Economy Bill.

Given their opposition to IFNCs, we expect a win for the Conservatives would halt the pilot negotiations as well as the wider IFNC project.