Channel One: exploiting Cable's local advantage

Maria Morris

Describes Channel One, a cable TV station launched in November 1994 by Associated Newspapers, which is building a network of local 24-hour TV stations for the UK.

Channel One: exploiting Cable's local advantage

Viewers want genuinely local news and information, and Cable is well-placed to provide it

Maria Morris

CHANNEL ONE is building a network of local 24-hour television stations for the UK - the only one of its kind in the world. It offers a rich mix of local and national news, sport, weather and travel information, plus a variety of entertaining and informative feature programmes.

The station was launched in London on 30 November 1994 by the television arm of Associated Newspapers - publishers of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday...

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