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Publicly-funded That’s Solent TV moves ‘local’ broadcasting to Salisbury

24th July 2019

Local station That’s Solent TV has earned up to £300,000 of funding from BBC licence fee payers, but now wants to be based outside of the Solent area. A source close to That’s TV employees [… read more ]

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Will Publicly-Funded That’s Solent TV Leave the Region for Good?

15th May 2019

BBC-funded local TV station That’s Solent is one of the channels that could leave its community altogether under plans submitted to Ofcom. Former That’s Solent journalist Dale McEwan also reveals that That’s TV paid nothing [… read more ]

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How Local is That’s Solent? Investigating Publicly-Funded Local TV

27th March 2019

The first of That’s TV‘s local stations, That’s Solent, has left Highbury College, leaving audiences uncertain if the station is still located within the community it claims to serve. Journalist and former That’s Solent video [… read more ]

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That’s Solent TV: Delivering for Portsmouth Students?

24th October 2018

As Colleges and Universities from across the country withdraw their support for That’s TV, Highbury College in Portsmouth continues to host and partner students with That’s Solent, the first-ever channel launched by the controversial broadcasting [… read more ]

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Former Employees Call for BBC Investigation of That’s Solent TV

22nd October 2018

Former employees of the UK’s largest local television operator – That’s TV – say the BBC is breaking its own code of ethics in its work with the company. Journalist and former That’s Solent video [… read more ]

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What the BBC Licence Fee was Meant For? My Time With That’s Solent TV

10th September 2018

Former That’s Solent TV journalist Dale McEwan reports on his experiences at local TV broadcaster That’s Solent, following recent revelations in the national media that the station’s parent company, That’s TV, has ‘gamed’ the BBC [… read more ]

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What’s Missing from Local News in Portsmouth? And How do we Fix it?

11th June 2025

S&C Editor Dr Sarah Cheverton shares insights from her PhD research on the local news crisis in her second article for Indie News Week (9th-16th June 2025). Building on her first article about the local [… read more ]

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What’s Happened to Local News in the UK and What Does it Mean for Portsmouth?

8th June 2025

This week, to mark Indie News Week 2025, S&C Editor Dr Sarah Cheverton is drawing from her recent PhD research on the local news crisis to talk about the dramatic changes to local news over [… read more ]

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Local News Crisis, Portsmouth: Sign the Petition to Help Regenerate Independent News

8th June 2025

This week – 9th-16th June – is Indie News Week, showcasing the importance of funding community-based journalism across the UK. The campaign’s organisers, the Public Interest News Foundation, has launched a petition calling on the government to support independent local news publishers and even up the playing field between independent local publishers and the large news corporations that own most of the UK’s local news titles.  [… read more ]

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Record Breaking £11 Billion is Still Not Enough to End the Special Educational Needs Crisis

17th May 2025

Parents and teachers left ‘overwhelmed’ by the failing SEN system in England’s schools, reports University of Portsmouth journalism student Ivana Domozetska. ‘I will do everything and anything for my daughter to get the support she [… read more ]

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Portsmouth City Council Plans £7.5 Million Boost in SEND for New Special School

17th May 2025

Portsmouth City Council (PCC) is planning to invest £7.5 million in the Omega Arts Centre in Southsea to convert it into a special needs school. University of Portsmouth journalism student Ivana Domozetska reports. This will cover [… read more ]

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