May 2015
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This seminar offered delegates an opportunity to examine the future of the UK's local media markets - looking at policy priorities for local media ownership, next steps for developing sustainable commercial models for local content, and the future for high-quality services that meet local needs.
It took place following the Chancellor's announcement in the 2015 Budget of a Government consultation on business rates relief for local newspapers in England; as Ofcom sought input on a new media plurality measurement framework and in light of the Government's intentions to relax funding rules and extend licences for community radio following the DCMS consultation.
Delegates also considered the conclusions from the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee's report on the future of the BBC - specifically the call for the BBC to support local media through extending the indie quota to include local news - as well as assess the commercial sustainability of local television services and options for policy, since the launch of the DCMS’s Action Plan for local TV.
