Broadcasting eminence plus gris Sir Michael Lyons is back in the game. Former Chairman of the BBC Trust, he's now chairman of Your TV, which has bid for Hunt-inspired local tv franchises in Birmingham, Leeds, London, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield and Blackpool and Preston. Heigh ho, he's won that sticky wicket, Manchester, where Channel M clung on for 12 years under the Guardian Media Group, until closure last April.
Other members of the Your TV team include Nick Wheeler, ex of LBC/IRN/ITN, and radio market researcher Deanna Hallett.
Some of the funding will come from the licence fee. Let's hope the BBC side enjoy giving Sir Michael some extended and detailed scrutiny.
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