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Written question asked by Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour) on Thursday, 1 July 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 July 2010. It was answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Conservative) on Wednesday, 7 July 2010 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.


Olympic Games 2012

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport pursuant to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport of 24 June 2010, Official Report, column 150WH, on local media, what definition of the term multi-platform, multi-media ecosystem he uses.
Answer

A "thriving, multi-platform local media ecosystem" is defined as local media businesses, operating on a commercially sustainable basis, continuing to innovate to produce local content across a range of platforms (such as the internet, television, radio and print), and potentially syndicating the delivery of this content.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
6342; 513 c262W
Session
2010-12
Related items
Local Media
Thursday, 24 June 2010
Proceeding contributions
House of Commons
Subjects
Local broadcasting
Link
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