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Criticism from local media companies, politicians and residents<ref name="bbc">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7774381.stm BBC News]</ref> surrounding the funding of KentTV prompted Ten Alps figurehead Bob Geldof to address the issues in a short interview with the internet station<ref>[http://www.kenttv.com/programmes.php?PID=1842/ KentTV Bob Geldof Interview]</ref> which was also shown as part of a 2008 BBC News segment<ref name="bbc" />. Bob Geldof stated that KentTV was a "vital public service, which is all we ever wanted to be"<ref name="bob">[http://www.yourcounty.co.uk/kentbusinessnews/kenttv281108b1.html Your County]</ref> and that "Its old media versus new media – it’s the old establishment versus new kids on the block ...and it's obviously commercially driven. I think the local papers fear that they are going to lose revenues. But empirically, that's just not so"<ref name="bob" />. |
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During the 2008 BBC Segement local polictician Trudy Dean suggested that the channel was biased towards the Conservatives, and rarely interviewed other political parties<ref name="bbc" />, the channels editor John McGhie responded by highlighting that as the Conservatives were in power in the county, it is more likely that the events, initatives etc covered by the channel would be assoicated with the current leaders<ref name="bbc" />. |
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[http://www.tenalps.com Ten Alps] ''- Ten Alps PLC, Independent Media Company Website''<br /> |
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[http://www.kent.gov.uk Kent County Council] ''- Council that Launched KentTV.com''<br /> |
[http://www.kent.gov.uk Kent County Council] ''- Council that Launched KentTV.com''<br /> |
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Revision as of 11:57, 9 January 2009
KentTV.com
KentTV.com is an internet based broadband television channel providing content relating to the county of Kent in the United Kingdom. It was launched in September 2007 by Kent County Council and is run Independently by Bob Geldofs media company Ten Alps. Content is produced in one of four ways, in house, user generated, comissioned and aquired.
About KentTV
Kent TV (www.KentTV.com) is the new internet TV channel for everyone living and working in Kent. It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
You can watch video programmes about local issues, the arts, business, education, health, leisure, local government, tourism, travel and much more…
Kent TV was launched by Kent County Council (www.kent.gov.uk) and is operated by the independent media company, Ten Alps Digital (www.tenalpsdigital.com).
Ten Alps Digital is part of Ten Alps – a factual media company that provides and manages content on TV, radio, internet TV, and print.
Board of Governers
The Kent TV Board of Governors is responsible for:
•Creating and developing the Editorial Specification for Kent TV
•Monitoring the Channel’s performance
•Ensuring that the Channel delivers good value to the people of Kent
•Ensuring that the Channel is fair and impartial
•Arbitrating on complaints from visitors, in the last resort, if the complainant is not satisfied with the response from the Kent TV production team.
As of January 2009, The Board of Governors consists of the following members Source:KentTV:
♦Cheryl Armitage, Media Consultant, Armitage Bucks Communications
♦Ian Chittenden, County Councillor for Maidstone North East
♦Nigel Dacre, Ten Alps Project Director
♦Peter Gilroy, Chief Executive Kent County Council
♦Charlie Hendry, Chief Fire Officer and Chief Executive for Kent Fire and Rescue Service
♦Martin Jackson, Media Consultant
♦Richard King, County Councillor Ashford Rural West
♦Adrian Leppard, Assistant Chief Constable
♦John McGhie, Kent TV Editor
♦Geoff Miles, Managing Director of The Maidstone Studios
♦Tanya Oliver, Head of Strategic Development Unit / Interim Corporate Communications Manager
♦Ray Parker, County Councillor Northfleet & Gravesend West
♦Steve Phoenix, Chief Executive of West Kent PCT
♦Ann Sutton, Chief Executive of Eastern and Coastal Kent PCT
♦Paul Wookey, Chief Executive, Locate in Kent
Criticism
Criticism from local media companies, politicians and residents[1] surrounding the funding of KentTV prompted Ten Alps figurehead Bob Geldof to address the issues in a short interview with the internet station[2] which was also shown as part of a 2008 BBC News segment[1]. Bob Geldof stated that KentTV was a "vital public service, which is all we ever wanted to be"[3] and that "Its old media versus new media – it’s the old establishment versus new kids on the block ...and it's obviously commercially driven. I think the local papers fear that they are going to lose revenues. But empirically, that's just not so"[3]. During the 2008 BBC Segement local polictician Trudy Dean suggested that the channel was biased towards the Conservatives, and rarely interviewed other political parties[1], the channels editor John McGhie responded by highlighting that as the Conservatives were in power in the county, it is more likely that the events, initatives etc covered by the channel would be assoicated with the current leaders[1].
External Links
KentTV.com - KentTV.com Internet Channel Website
Ten Alps - Ten Alps PLC, Independent Media Company Website
Kent County Council - Council that Launched KentTV.com
References