News Releases

UTV STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO IFNC ANNOUNCEMENT
June 8, 2010
100008 Michael Wilson, Managing Director, UTV Television said: “Given the Conservative Party position on IFNCs we are not surprised by today's decision and look forward to working with the new Secretary of State for Culture, his Ministers and the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on new ways to deliver regional news which will be both high quality and sustainable.
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WALES LIVE AND UTV ANNOUNCE CO-SPONSORSHIP OF RECEPTION AT THE CELTIC MEDIA FESTIVAL 2010
April 12, 2010
100007 Wales Live and UTV are proud to announce the co-sponsorship of the opening reception at this year’s Celtic Media Festival in Newry, Northern Ireland on 21 April.
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WALES LIVE ANNOUNCED AS PREFERRED BIDDER FOR INDEPENDENTLY FUNDED NEWS PILOT
March 25, 2010
100006 UTV and NWN Media's Wales Live partnership has been announced as the preferred bidder for the Government’s Independently Funded News Consortium (IFNC) pilot project in Wales
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WALES LIVE SHORTLISTED FOR LOCAL NEWS SERVICE PILOT
January 13, 2010
100004 UTV and NWN Media's ‘Wales Live’ partnership is one of three consortia shortlisted today to provide the Government’s Independently Funded News Consortium (IFNC) pilot project in Wales.
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UTV AND NWN MEDIA LAUNCH ‘WALES LIVE’
December 9, 2009
100003 The UK's leading regional television news provider UTV has teamed up with Welsh news publisher NWN Media to apply for the Government’s recently announced Independently Funded News Consortium (IFNC) pilot project in Wales.
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