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| Consortium picked to run ITV news | Consortium picked to run ITV news |
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| A north Wales newspaper group and Northern Ireland TV company is the preferred bidder to provide news for ITV Wales. | A north Wales newspaper group and Northern Ireland TV company is the preferred bidder to provide news for ITV Wales. |
| The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) chose Wales Live, a consortium run by UTV and NWN Media. | The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) chose Wales Live, a consortium run by UTV and NWN Media. |
| Wales Live said it aimed to bring a "fresh and authoritative" service with the existing ITV Wales news team. | Wales Live said it aimed to bring a "fresh and authoritative" service with the existing ITV Wales news team. |
| Meanwhile, a review of the Welsh media has proposed changes to "get better value" for £300m of public money. | Meanwhile, a review of the Welsh media has proposed changes to "get better value" for £300m of public money. |
| The creative industries report investigated how public funds could generate jobs and wealth from media. | The creative industries report investigated how public funds could generate jobs and wealth from media. |
| It recommends the establishment of a Digital Wales Board and Creative Industries Fund. | It recommends the establishment of a Digital Wales Board and Creative Industries Fund. |
| Wales Live will reflect fully the needs of a devolved nation in conjunction with local and community media across both north and south Wales David Faulkner, managing director of NWN Media | Wales Live will reflect fully the needs of a devolved nation in conjunction with local and community media across both north and south Wales David Faulkner, managing director of NWN Media |
| The report's publication coincided with news that the UTV/NWN consortium has been chosen as the preferred bidders for the £12m contract to provide ITV Wales' news service. | |
| Two-year pilots to run regional news in Wales, Scotland and the Tyne Tees/Border region, were adopted by the UK government after ITV raised concerns that local news had become too expensive for them to produce. | Two-year pilots to run regional news in Wales, Scotland and the Tyne Tees/Border region, were adopted by the UK government after ITV raised concerns that local news had become too expensive for them to produce. |
| As well as running the ITV channel in Northern Ireland, Belfast-based UTV also have radio stations including Talk Sport. | |
| NWN's newspapers include the Leader in Wrexham, Flintshire and Chester and weekly titles in Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire. | |
| Chair of the independent selection panel Richard Hooper said: "We were attracted to UTV's very strong philosophy of hard news." | Chair of the independent selection panel Richard Hooper said: "We were attracted to UTV's very strong philosophy of hard news." |
| Mr Hooper added that judges also liked the consortium's emphasis on community websites and the importance placed on newspapers, "so that the north of Wales is not forgotten". | Mr Hooper added that judges also liked the consortium's emphasis on community websites and the importance placed on newspapers, "so that the north of Wales is not forgotten". |
| Michael Wilson, managing director, UTV Television said Wales Live aimed to deliver a "fresh and authoritative news service to the whole of Wales across TV, online and radio with the current ITV Wales news team". | Michael Wilson, managing director, UTV Television said Wales Live aimed to deliver a "fresh and authoritative news service to the whole of Wales across TV, online and radio with the current ITV Wales news team". |
| David Faulkner, managing director of NWN Media said it would "reflect fully the needs of a devolved nation in conjunction with local and community media across both north and south Wales." | David Faulkner, managing director of NWN Media said it would "reflect fully the needs of a devolved nation in conjunction with local and community media across both north and south Wales." |
| Welsh Secretary Peter Hain welcomed the DCMS decision, saying Welsh viewers "need a choice" of TV news providers. | Welsh Secretary Peter Hain welcomed the DCMS decision, saying Welsh viewers "need a choice" of TV news providers. |
| The UK government has stated around 60 existing ITV staff will transfer to Wales Live which will use existing facilities in Cardiff as well as creating a new North Wales news hub at Mold. | The UK government has stated around 60 existing ITV staff will transfer to Wales Live which will use existing facilities in Cardiff as well as creating a new North Wales news hub at Mold. |
| North Wales News and Swansea Sound news staff will also supplement news coverage. | North Wales News and Swansea Sound news staff will also supplement news coverage. |
| Disappointment was expressed by rival bidders Tinopolis and Taliesin News, which includes the existing ITV Wales news team. | Disappointment was expressed by rival bidders Tinopolis and Taliesin News, which includes the existing ITV Wales news team. |
| Tinopolis executive chairman Ron Jones said: "This was a chance to drag Wales' news into the 21st Century and radically change the news provision in Wales for the better." | Tinopolis executive chairman Ron Jones said: "This was a chance to drag Wales' news into the 21st Century and radically change the news provision in Wales for the better." |
| Serious overhaul | Serious overhaul |
| Meanwhile, a creative industries review was published. | Meanwhile, a creative industries review was published. |
| Commissioned by the assembly government, it was carried out by Professor Ian Hargreaves, a former director of BBC news and current affairs. | Commissioned by the assembly government, it was carried out by Professor Ian Hargreaves, a former director of BBC news and current affairs. |
| His report's recommendations include the establishment of a digital Wales board and a creative industries board, both to be led by an experienced individual from outside government. | His report's recommendations include the establishment of a digital Wales board and a creative industries board, both to be led by an experienced individual from outside government. |
| It also calls for the creation of a new creative industries fund to replace the assembly government's current creative IP fund. | It also calls for the creation of a new creative industries fund to replace the assembly government's current creative IP fund. |
| A review of Welsh media says "better value" could be had for £300m of public money. | A review of Welsh media says "better value" could be had for £300m of public money. |
| Other proposals include a serious overhaul of business support services to creative industries. | Other proposals include a serious overhaul of business support services to creative industries. |
| Prof Hargreaves also stressed the importance of further developments around the new BBC drama village in Cardiff Bay, particularly the corporation's own plans to consider developing a new media city to replace the existing studios in Llandaff. | Prof Hargreaves also stressed the importance of further developments around the new BBC drama village in Cardiff Bay, particularly the corporation's own plans to consider developing a new media city to replace the existing studios in Llandaff. |
| Assembly government ministers say they have already begun work to implement some of the recommendations. | Assembly government ministers say they have already begun work to implement some of the recommendations. |
| Prof Hargreaves said his review suggested ways Wales can get "better value" for the large sums of public money currently being spent. | Prof Hargreaves said his review suggested ways Wales can get "better value" for the large sums of public money currently being spent. |
| "Handled in the right way, this is a very promising sector for quality jobs and economic growth," he said. | "Handled in the right way, this is a very promising sector for quality jobs and economic growth," he said. |
| Heritage Minister Alun Ffred Jones said there was an urgent need to "improve the coherence" of assembly government support so the Welsh media industry can maximise opportunities. | Heritage Minister Alun Ffred Jones said there was an urgent need to "improve the coherence" of assembly government support so the Welsh media industry can maximise opportunities. |