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Hunt to attend local TV summit in Birmingham to kickstart promotional roadshow

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By The Drum Team, Editorial

August 18, 2011 | 2 min read

A nationwide roadshow to promote the Government’s local television plans across the UK will be launched today in Birmingham by culture secretary Jeremy Hunt.

Birmingham City University will host the Local TV Summit, which aims to promote the local television services that are planned to roll out across 65 towns and cities, with Birmingham expected to be one of the pioneers.

The panel will include Jeremy Hunt, Marc Reeves, editor of Business Desk (West Midlands), Phil Thickett, head of school of media, Birmingham City University, Debra Davis, chief executive of City TV Broadcasting, Peter Davies, director, radio content and broadcasting for Ofcom and Jamie Conway, managing director, Element TV.

Potential bidders to run the service, alongside media and creative companies, civic leaders and university and college representatives are set to attend the Summit, which will take place at the University’s Faculty of Technology, Engineering and the Environment.

Joanna Birch, head of enterprise development at Birmingham City University, said: "We are widely recognised locally and nationally for our excellence in media education so we are a natural host for the first national summit on local TV.

“Our longstanding partnerships with major broadcasters including BBC, ITV and Sky, as well as our extensive networks and contacts with local media production outlets have already been recognised by Skillset, a national skills organisation that ensures learning meets the real needs of the creative and media industries.

“Our latest work in developing specialist, industry-led training across gaming, TV, radio and digital platforms, along with our multi-million investment to create one of the UK’s biggest and best media education facilities reinforces our long-term commitment to this important sector.”

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